A Study to Assess the Health Status and Knowledge Regarding Basic Life Support among Health Workers in Selected Urban Health Workers in Selected Urban Health Centers, District Durg (C.G.) with a View to Develop an Information Booklet

Cardiovascular diseases are the major public health concern worldwide. Survival after cardiopulmonary arrest is usually low and depends on early intervention. quality of cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) and time of initiation of defibrillation post cardiac arrest. Basic life support (BLS) is a key component of chain of survival. Awareness and knowledge about basic life support is mandatory among health care professionals as they encounter such situation on a daily basis and will help them a long way in saving lives, thus knowledge in basic life support is very essential as health care professionals will get exposed to such situation more often. The objectives of the study were: 1) To assess the socio-demographic variables of the health workers in selected urban health centres, district Durg, (C.G). 2) To assess the knowledge regarding basic life support among health workers in selected urban health centres, district Durg, (C.G). 3) To find out the association between socio-demographic variables and knowledge regarding basic life support among health workers in selected urban health centers, district Durg. (C.G.). 4) To develop an information booklet to create awareness regarding basic life support among health workers in selected urban health centers, district Durg (C.G.).