Theoretical knowledge and psychomotor skill acquisition of basic life support training programme among secondary school students

摘要

BACKGROUND:The aim of the study is to evaluate the theoretical knowledge and psychomotor skill acquisition of basic life support(BLS)by a group of secondary school students in Nigeria pre and post BLS training.METHODS:This was quasi-experimental study design with 210 participants.They were taught on adult BLS and all the participants practiced BLS on a Resusci-Anne manikin immediately after the training.Data were collected using American Heart Association(AHA)structured questionnaire and psychomotor skills checklist for BLS at baseline,and post BLS training.RESULTS:The pre-training knowledge score was 1.9±1.4.This increased after the BLS training to 11.4±2.4,and the mean difference between the pre and post BLS training scores was 9.48571.Pre-training psychomotor skill score was 0.00±0.00,this increased to 8.9±1.9 after the training,and the mean difference was 8.90000.The knowledge and psychomotor skill difference between pre and post BLS training was signifi cant(P<0.000).CONCLUSION:Most Nigerian secondary school students were not knowledgeable about BLS.Therefore,there is need for the creation of more awareness among the students.