title: A study of knowledge, attitude and practice of hospital consultants, resident doctors and private practitioners with regard to pre-hospital and emergency care in Lucknow.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Burden of death and disability resulting from lack of emergency medical system (EMS) and emergency care is very high in low and middle income countries (LMIC).
  
  
  OBJECTIVE
  To study the knowledge, attitudes and practices of pre-hospital care and emergency services among health care providers of Lucknow
  
  
  METHODS
  Cross-sectional survey, 200 residents, 104 hospital consultants and 108 private practitioners
  
  
  METHODS
  A close ended, self administered questionnaire based on 5-point Likert scale with 30 items of knowledge, attitude and practice of pre-hospital and emergency care
  
  
  RESULTS
  Median scores of knowledge (26/50), attitude (41/50) and practices (27/50) showed less than adequate knowledge and practices. However, a positive attitude was seen in all the 3 group of respondents i.e. resident doctors, hospital consultants and private practitioners.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Lucknow is the capital city of Indian largest state - Uttar Pradesh with over 100 years of established medical education. The results of the study in this town are applicable to most developed cities in India. Lack of adequate knowledge and practices in emergency medical system (EMS) at Lucknow represent a dismal situation and require continuing medical education in this area.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, King George's Medical University, Lucknow, 226 003 UP India.
authors.forename: Sandeep
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kumar
authors.forename: Arpit Kumar
authors.initials: AK
authors.lastname: Agarwal
authors.forename: Akshay
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Kumar
authors.forename: G G
authors.initials: GG
authors.lastname: Agrawal
authors.forename: Sushant
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Chaudhary
authors.forename: Varsha
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Dwivedi
keywords: Cross-sectional survery; Emergency medical system; Health care