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Purpose To assess the awareness of medical imaging students about cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) and how to perform it correctly. Methods This cross-sectional study assessed CPR knowledge among third- and fourth-year students enrolled in the bachelor of medical imaging program at Fatima College of Health Sciences (FCHS). A survey was adopted from Saquib et al and modified and validated by 2 experts, then piloted with 5 potential participants. The survey included questions about demographics as well as knowledge of and perceptions regarding CPR performance. The awareness and student perception questions were designed in a multiple-choice question format. Results Fifty-seven students completed the survey. Among these, 50% did not know CPR or basic life support (BLS) sequences. However, 84.2% of participants had heard of CPR and BLS, and 89.5% wanted to learn them. Furthermore, 91.2% of respondents agreed with adding a mandatory formal CPR or BLS course to the current medical imaging undergraduate program at FCHS. Students' knowledge of CPR and BLS differed between the Abu Dhabi campus and the Al Ain campus. Discussion These findings agree with previous studies that found medical imaging students and students in other health care education programs have more general knowledge about CPR and BLS but less specific knowledge about performing them. Also aligned with other studies, the findings showed that trained individuals are more likely to perform CPR or BLS and are more confident in their abilities. Conclusion Students in the FCHS bachelor of medical imaging program showed a lack of awareness of how to perform CPR. A formal CPR and patient safety course is recommended as part of the medical imaging curriculum. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Background: : Globally, there is significant variation in the out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) survival rate. Early links in the chain of survival, including bystander cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) and the use of an automated external defibrillator at the scene, are known to be of crucial importance, with strong evidence of increased survival rate with good neurological outcomes. The data from the Middle East are limited and report variable rates of bystander CPR and survival. It is crucial to get prospective, reliable data on bystander response in these regions to help plan interventions to improve bystander response and outcomes., Objective: This international collaborative study aims to describe the characteristics, including bystander interventions and outcomes, of OHCAs brought to hospitals enrolled in the study from Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates; Doha, Qatar; and Muscat, Oman. It also aims to describe the strength of the association between bystander response and OHCA outcomes, including the return of spontaneous circulation, survival to hospital admission, survival to discharge, and good neurological outcome at discharge in the local context of low bystander CPR rates., Methods: This multicenter, prospective, noninterventional observational study (Bro. Study) will be conducted at the emergency departments of 4 participating tertiary care hospitals in 3 countries. The data will be collected prospectively according to the Utstein style (a set of internationally accepted guidelines for uniform reporting of cardiac arrests) on demographic variables (age, sex, nationality, country, participating center, and comorbidities), peri-cardiac arrest variables (location, witnessed or not, bystander CPR, use of automated external defibrillator, time of emergency medical services arrival, initial rhythm, number of shocks, and time of prehospital CPR), and outcome variables (return of spontaneous circulation, survival to discharge, and neurological outcome at discharge and 3 months). Univariate and multivariate analysis with logistic regression models will be used to measure the strength of the association of bystander interventions with outcomes using SPSS (version 22)., Results: Data collection began in November 2023 and will continue for 2 years, with publication expected by early 2026., Conclusions: Bystander response to an OHCA is critical to a favorable outcome. The reliable, baseline bystander CPR data will be a cornerstone in the team's next planned projects, which are to qualitatively identify the barriers to bystander CPR, conduct a scoping review of community interventions in the Gulf and other Asian countries, and design and implement strategies to help improve the bystander CPR rate in the community., International Registered Report Identifier (irrid): DERR1-10.2196/58780., (©Munawar Farooq, Mahmood Al Jufaili, Faisal K Hanjra, Shabbir Ahmad, Emad Hanna Dababneh, Omar Al Nahhas, Khalid Bashir. Originally published in JMIR Research Protocols (https://www.researchprotocols.org), 12.11.2024.)