Improved resuscitation training of senior house officers in oral and maxillofacial surgery.
All healthcare professionals are expected to be competent at cardiopulmonary resuscitation. In a previous study [Br J Oral Maxillofac Surg 1999; 37: 1], senior house officers in oral and maxillofacial surgery (OMFS) expressed dissatisfaction about their training in resuscitation, and we now report the results of a follow-up survey. The amount of training in resuscitation has increased in the 5 years since the initial questionnaire, and 77% of the 73 respondents (n=56) been given such training in the 12 months before the present survey, compared to 48% in the previous study. Fifty-one (70%) now think that they would feel confident if required to resuscitate a patient who had a cardiorespiratory arrest, and this has increased from 47%. Despite this, 70 (96%) of senior house officers in OMFS stated that they wanted further training in cardiopulmonary resuscitation.
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Division of Restorative Dentistry, Leeds Dental Institute, Clarendon Way, Leeds, LS2 9LU, UK.
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Lawrence
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Bali
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Lowry
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D016887:Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation / Q000193:education*; D003796:Dental Service, Hospital; D004498:Education, Dental, Continuing; D006801:Humans; D008505:Medical Staff, Hospital / Q000193:education*; D012647:Self-Assessment; D013515:Surgery, Oral / Q000193:education*; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D006113:United Kingdom