Knowledge, attitude and practice on advanced cardiac life support (ACLS) among the general duty medical officers in Bhutan

Advanced cardiac life support (ACLS) is one of the important lifesaving procedures administered by emergency medical professionals. International guidelines and literature recommends periodic training of health personnel on ACLS. In Bhutan, the General Duty Medical Officers (GDMO) is often the first...

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Main Authors: Sona Pradhan, Karma Tenzin, Dorji Pelzom, Jigme L Dorji, Passang Dorji, Mongal Singh Gurung
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Khesar Gyalpo University of Medical Sciences of Bh 2019-05-01
Series:Bhutan Health Journal
Online Access:https://bhj.com.bt/index.php/bhj/article/view/80
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description Advanced cardiac life support (ACLS) is one of the important lifesaving procedures administered by emergency medical professionals. International guidelines and literature recommends periodic training of health personnel on ACLS. In Bhutan, the General Duty Medical Officers (GDMO) is often the first line doctors to attend to the critically sick including cardiac arrest patients.
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spelling doaj.art-6ed85e30b96047eeac11a639096d2c0c2023-10-25T10:01:33ZengKhesar Gyalpo University of Medical Sciences of BhBhutan Health Journal2413-29932415-11142019-05-0151323310.47811/bhj.7780Knowledge, attitude and practice on advanced cardiac life support (ACLS) among the general duty medical officers in BhutanSona Pradhan0https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0272-2165Karma Tenzin1Dorji Pelzom2Jigme L Dorji3Passang Dorji4Mongal Singh Gurung5https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6481-6242Emergency Department, Jigme Dorji Wangchuck National Referral Hospital, Thimphu, Bhutan.Faculty of Postgraduate Medicine, KGUMSB, Thimphu, BhutanMinistry of Health, Thimphu, BhutanEmergency Department, Jigme Dorji Wangchuck National Referral Hospital, Thimphu, BhutanEmergency Department, Jigme Dorji Wangchuck National Referral Hospital, Thimphu, BhutanHealth Research and Epidemiology Unit, Ministry of Health, Thimphu BhutanAdvanced cardiac life support (ACLS) is one of the important lifesaving procedures administered by emergency medical professionals. International guidelines and literature recommends periodic training of health personnel on ACLS. In Bhutan, the General Duty Medical Officers (GDMO) is often the first line doctors to attend to the critically sick including cardiac arrest patients.https://bhj.com.bt/index.php/bhj/article/view/80
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Bhutan Health Journal
title Knowledge, attitude and practice on advanced cardiac life support (ACLS) among the general duty medical officers in Bhutan
title_full Knowledge, attitude and practice on advanced cardiac life support (ACLS) among the general duty medical officers in Bhutan
title_fullStr Knowledge, attitude and practice on advanced cardiac life support (ACLS) among the general duty medical officers in Bhutan
title_full_unstemmed Knowledge, attitude and practice on advanced cardiac life support (ACLS) among the general duty medical officers in Bhutan
title_short Knowledge, attitude and practice on advanced cardiac life support (ACLS) among the general duty medical officers in Bhutan
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