title: A Survey on The Knowledge, Attitude and Confidence Level of Adult Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation Among Junior Doctors in Hospital Universiti Sains Malaysia and Hospital Raja Perempuan Zainab II, Kota Bharu, Kelantan, Malaysia.
abstract: Junior doctors are often the "first line" doctors called to attend to patients in cardiac arrest. We performed an anonymous questionnaire study from October 2008 to December 2008 to assess the knowledge, attitude and skill of cardiopulmonary resuscitation among junior doctors in Hospital Universiti Sains Malaysia and Hospital Raja Perempuan Zainab II. Out of the 100 questionnaire forms sent out, 70 were returned completed. The majority (85.8%) stated that they were not confident of managing a resuscitation case. There was a statistically significant (p<0.001) association between duration of clinical practice and confidence level. Up to 77.1% said that BLS should be re-certified every two years.
authors.affiliation: Universiti Sains Malaysia, School of Medical Sciences, Emergency Medicine Department, 16150 Kubang Kerian, Kelantan, Malaysia. cksheng74@kb.usm.my.
authors.forename: K S
authors.initials: KS
authors.lastname: Chew F Z A W M N
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Mohd Hashairi
authors.forename: Z
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Ida Zarina
authors.forename: A W
authors.initials: AW
authors.lastname: Shaik Farid
authors.forename: M N
authors.initials: MN
authors.lastname: Abu Yazid
authors.forename: N A R
authors.initials: NA
authors.lastname: Nik Hisamuddin
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000818:Animals; D016887:Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation; D006323:Heart Arrest; D006801:Humans; D008296:Malaysia; D012860:Skates, Fish; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires