Effect of basic life support training among health care providers at a tertiary level hospital in Nepal

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basic life support; cardiac arrest; cardiopulmonary resuscitation; knowledge, training.

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Basnet, S., Prabhat Silwal, Rojeena Adhikari, Roshan Kasti, Sanjaya Kumar Sah, Sahasra Joshi, Yagya Ratna Shakya, Rohit Shrestha, Pramesh Koju, & Sanu Krishna Shrestha. (2024). Effect of basic life support training among health care providers at a tertiary level hospital in Nepal. Journal of Kathmandu Medical College, 13(1), 7–14. Retrieved from https://jkmc.com.np/ojs3/index.php/journal/article/view/1349

Abstract

Introduction: Basic Life Support (BLS) is a fundamental skill used to restore cardiac, pulmonary, and cerebral circulation through cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) in patients with cardiac arrest, ide

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