Research Article, Analg Resusc Curr Res S Vol: 2 Issue: 0
How much do we Remember after CPR Training? � Experience from a Sub-Saharan Teaching Hospital
| Adekola OO1*, Menkiti DI2 and Desalu I1 | |
| 1Department of Anaesthesia and Intensive Care Unit, College of Medicine University of Lagos & Lagos University Teaching Hospital, P.M.B 12003, Lagos, Nigeria | |
| 2Department of Anaesthesia and Intensive Care Unit, Lagos University Teaching Hospital, P.M.B 12003, Lagos, Nigeria | |
| Corresponding author : Adekola OO Department of Anaesthesia and Intensive care unit, College of Medicine University of Lagos & Lagos University Teaching Hospital, P.M.B 12003, Lagos Nigeria E-mail: oyebolaadekola@yahoo.com |
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| Received: June 17, 2013 Accepted: July 22, 2013 Published: July 25, 2013 | |
| Citation: Adekola OO, Menkiti DI, Desalu I (2013) How much do we Remember after CPR Training? – Experience from a Sub-Saharan Teaching Hospital. Analg Resusc: Curr Res S1. doi:10.4172/2324-903X.S1-009 |
Abstract
How much do we Remember after CPR Training? – Experience from a Sub-Saharan Teaching Hospital
In-hospital survival rate after cardiac arrest is low and depends on the quality of cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR), the alarm response time, and the time to defibrillation. All medical practitioners should be able to perform CPR with competence. Level of competence has been linked to the knowledge and skill of CPR, which is a factor of continuous training. The 2010 guidelines on the initiation of BLS during a cardiac arrest consists of recognizing the cardiac arrest, calling for help, initiating chest compressions and ventilations.
