Knowledge, Attitude and Practice on CPR Among Dental Students

Cardio Pulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) is one of the most important methods to save a person's life when they have undergone cardiac arrest. This is an emergency procedure that combines chest compression often with artificial ventilation which is used to supply continuous blood circulation to the brain and helps in breathing. CPR is majorly done due to medical emergencies but sometimes it was done due to dental emergencies too. There are possibilities where patients can undergo cardiac arrest in the dental chair and CPR could be a life saver. This study aims to assess the knowledge, attitude and practice on Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation among the dental students. This survey included 100 participants through survey monkey- an online survey. The participants' knowledge was analyzed by their responses to 10 questions which was selected pertaining to the topic, Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation. The result showed that even though most of them had good knowledge, it can be seen that they weren't confident enough to serve. Since most dental students lack practice and knowledge on CPR, there is a need for practise of CPR to the undergraduate students which helps them to gain more knowledge and improve in their career.