Conhecimento dos acadêmicos do curso de medicina no atendimento à parada cardiorrespiratória

Abstract

OBJECTIVES: To evaluate the knowledge and the opportunity of learning of medical students on José Aloisio Campos and João Cardoso Nascimento Jr (Federal University of Sergipe - UFS) campi in caring for cardiac arrest, according to the view of the students themselves. METHODS: Cross-sectional study in 2014. The students were divided into two groups (internal and not internal). The instrument employed was a pre-tested questionnaire elaborated by the authors. RESULTS: The comparison of these results on the knowledge of how to care for cardiac arrest, obtained in each group, revealed significant differences, with greater knowledge and learning opportunity in the internal group (p <0.001). However, most students (437/514) interpreted their knowledge as unsatisfactory, which corresponds to 85.0% of students; 499/514 feel the necessity to attend training courses, which corresponds to 97.1% of students. CONCLUSION: The results suggest that the medical students researched identify gaps in their knowledge about the guidelines for cardiopulmonary resuscitation, and they recognize progress when comparing the internal group in relation to students in the early stages of the course.