Association of prehospital advanced airway and epinephrine with survival in patients with out-of-hospital cardiac arrest by Sejoong Ahn, Bo-Yeong Jin, Hanjin Cho, Sungwoo Moon, Young-Duck Cho, Jong-Hak Park

“…The variables of interest were prehospital managements, which was classified into basic life support (BLS)-only, BLS + advanced airway, and BLS + advanced airway + epinephrine. …”
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Significant Role of Professional Development Center in Healthcare Setup in the Provision of Quality Education, Advance Learning and Patient Care by Adina Anwar, Muhammad Irfan, Sarah Kazi, Erum Khan, Mehwish Fatima, Varisha Kabir

“…However, when major focus area of CME workshops was assessed it was that they were mainly related to basic life support where, most of the workshops were conducted to train the students of Dow Institute of Medical Technology. …”
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Clinical skills assessment of procedural and advanced communication skills: performance expectations of residency program directors by Erik E. Langenau, Xiuyuan Zhang, William L. Roberts, Andre F. DeChamplain, John R. Boulet

“…The following procedures were considered ‘important’ or ‘extremely important’ to assess: sterile technique (93.8%), advanced cardiovascular life support (ACLS) (91.1%), basic life support (BLS) (90.0%), interpretation of electrocardiogram (89.4%) and blood gas (88.7%). …”
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Prehospital care providers’ understanding of responsibilities during a behavioural emergency by Charnelle Stander, Peter Hodkinson, Enrico Dippenaar

“…Methods: A grounded theory qualitative study design was chosen using semi-structured focus groups for each level of prehospital emergency care – basic life support (BLS), intermediate life support (ILS) and advanced life support (ALS). …”
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The effect of simulation-based education on nursing students’ knowledge and performance of adult basic cardiopulmonary resuscitation: A randomized clinical trial by Tahereh Habibli, Tahereh Najafi Ghezeljeh, Shima Haghani

“…This study aimed to investigate the effect of simulation-based education on the knowledge and performance of nursing students of adult basic life support cardiopulmonary resuscitation (BLS-CPR). …”
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Comparison of Sustained Return of Spontaneous Circulation Rate Between Manual and Mechanical Chest Compression in Adult Cardiac Arrest by Tantarattanapong S, Chantaramanee K

“…The two groups were compared in terms of baseline characteristics, time to arrive at the ED, time to basic life support, initial rhythm, time to defibrillation in the shockable group, time to the first dose of adrenaline, and possible cause of arrest. …”
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Common hierarchies, varied rules - the problem of governing community first responders in prehospital care for quality standards: documentary discourse analysis by Gupteswar Patel, Viet-Hai Phung, Ian Trueman, Roderick Orner, Aloysius Niroshan Siriwardena

“…An example is the deployment of volunteers such as community first responders (CFRs), who are members of the public with basic life support skills, trained to intervene in emergency situations prior to the arrival of ambulance services. …”
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The CAPS Study: incidence, management and outcomes of cardiac arrest in pregnancy in the UK: a prospective, descriptive study by Beckett, V, Knight, M, Sharpe, P

“…</p><p>POPULATION: All women who received basic life support in pregnancy in the UK between 1 July 2011 and 30 June 2014 (n = 66). …”

A survey on pediatric emergency preparedness among health clinics in Kelantan by Abdullah, Noor Azizah

“…They were age, basic life support provider, availability of family physician and paramedic or ambulance response time. …”
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Police as first reponders improve out-of-hospital cardiac arrest survival by Clint Jean Louis, Marta Cildoz, Alfredo Echarri, Carlos Beaumont, Fermin Mallor, Robert Greif, Miguel Baigorri, Diego Reyero

“…If properly trained, they can provide basic life support and early defibrillation within minutes, probably increasing the survival of the victims. …”
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Faculty Development Approaches for Life Support Courses: A Scoping Review by Ying‐Chih Ko, Ming‐Ju Hsieh, Adam Cheng, Kasper G. Lauridsen, Taylor L. Sawyer, Farhan Bhanji, Robert Greif

“…Among them, 12 studies aimed to improve instructors/candidates’ teaching ability in basic life support courses. A wide variety of interventions were identified. …”
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CPR in medical schools: learning by teaching BLS to sudden cardiac death survivors – a promising strategy for medical students? by Herkner Harald, Holzer Michael, Kliegel Andreas, Haugk Moritz, Uray Thomas, Sterz Fritz, Kulnig Johannes, Robak Oliver, Laggner Anton N, Domanovits Hans

“…There were many attempts to improve the basic life support (BLS) skills in medical students, some being rather successful, some less. …”
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A classification system for identifying patients dead on ambulance arrival: a prehospital medical record review by Markus Petersen, Fredderick Georg Kjeldtoft, Erika Frischknecht Christensen, Henrik Bøggild, Tim Alex Lindskou

“…We defined three vital status categories: (1) Dead on Ambulance Arrival (DOAA), (2) Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest (OHCA) divided into OHCA Basic Life Support (OHCA BLS) and OHCA Advanced treatment, and 3) Alive on Ambulance Arrival. …”
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A roadmap to building first responder networks: Lessons learned and best practices from Belgium and Switzerland by Esther Moens, Eva Degraeuwe, Maria Luce Caputo, Ruggero Cresta, Robin Arys, Nina Van Moorter, Thomas Tackaert, Claudio Benvenuti, Angelo Auricchio, Steven Vercammen

“…Background/Aims: Limited bystander assistance and delayed emergency medical service arrival reduce the chances of survival in cardiac arrest victims. Early basic life support through trained first responders (FR) and automatic external defibrillation both improve the outcome. …”
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Agreement between medical students’ peer assessments and faculty assessments in advanced resuscitation skills examinations in South Korea by Jinwoo Jeong, Song Yi Park, Kyung Hoon Sun

“…Although several studies have examined agreement between peer and faculty assessments regarding basic life support (BLS), few studies have done so for advanced resuscitation skills (ARS) such as intubation and defibrillation. …”
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PENGARUH MEDIA PENDIDIKAN KESEHATAN TERHADAP PENGETAHUAN BANTUAN HIDUP DASAR (BHD) (Studi Eksperimen Pada Perawat Pelaksana di Rumah Sakit TK. II Putri Hijau Medan Tahun 2017) by Resmi Pangaribuan, Mindo Tua Siagian, Asima Sirait

“…</em></p><p><em> </em></p><p><strong><em>Keywords: Health Education Media, Knowledge, BLS (Basic Life Support) </em></strong></p><p><strong><em> </em></strong></p></div><strong><em><br clear="all" /> </em></strong>…”
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Digital Teaching in Medical Education: Scientific Literature Landscape Review by Andy Wai Kan Yeung, Emil D Parvanov, Mojca Hribersek, Fabian Eibensteiner, Elisabeth Klager, Maria Kletecka-Pulker, Bernhard Rössler, Karl Schebesta, Harald Willschke, Atanas G Atanasov, Eva Schaden

“…Different aspects in medical education were experimented for digital teaching, such as gross anatomy education, histology, complementary medicine, medicinal chemistry, and basic life support. Some studies have shown that digital teaching could increase learning satisfaction, knowledge gain, and even cost-effectiveness. …”
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Interventions for Caregivers of Heart Disease Patients in Rehabilitation: Scoping Review by Maria Loureiro, Vítor Parola, João Duarte, Eugénia Mendes, Isabel Oliveira, Gonçalo Coutinho, Maria Manuela Martins, André Novo

“…The interventions identified directed to the caregiver were: educational interventions and lifestyle changes; physical exercise; psychological interventions/stress management; and a category “Other” with training interventions in basic life support, elaboration of guidelines/recommendations, and training for the role of caregiver. …”
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The effectiveness of modified conventional CPR training among North Borneo University Hospital healthcare providers by Nazrin Ahmad, Walton Wider, Fairrul Kadir, Aizuddin Hidrus, Hamidah Hassan

“…Introduction: Numerous studies reported that healthcare providers are not as effective in rendering high-quality CPR over time, despite receiving basic life support (BLS) or advanced cardiac life support (ACLS) training. …”
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Exposure-response relationship between COVID-19 incidence rate and incidence and survival of out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) by Ka Yee Leung, Cheuk Man Manson Chu, Chun Tat Lui

“…During the pandemic, there were more indoor OHCA (89.3% vs 92.6% vs 97.4%, p < 0.001), fewer witnessed arrest (38.5% vs 38.3% vs 29.6%, p = 0.001), and longer median time to basic life support upon receiving call (9 min vs 10 min vs 14 min, p < 0.001). …”
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