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  • Emergency Medicine
  • Public Health

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  • Early cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) and defibrillation are critical for out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) survival.
  • Future healthcare professionals, such as medical students, require efficient OHCA management training.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To evaluate basic life support (BLS) knowledge among junior medical students.
  • To compare BLS knowledge between medical students and the general population.

Main Methods:

  • A web-based questionnaire assessed BLS knowledge in junior medical students and lay individuals registered for BLS classes.
  • Key outcomes included 10- and 6-question scores on CPR knowledge, confidence levels, and correct answer rates for individual questions.

Main Results:

  • Medical students scored significantly higher than lay people on both 10- and 6-question BLS knowledge assessments (P<.001).
  • Both groups struggled with identifying OHCA recognition criteria and correctly sequencing BLS steps.
  • Medical students reported higher confidence in performing resuscitation compared to lay individuals (P<.001).

Conclusions:

  • Junior medical students possess superior BLS knowledge compared to the lay population.
  • Low correct answer rates in both groups highlight the necessity for revising BLS educational strategies.