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Objectives: To ascertain students' state of health, detect any health problems early on and to maintain and improve their health and keepthem mentally and physically fit
Study Design: Descriptive Study
Place And Duration: The study was conducted at KIST Medical College, Teaching Hospital Lalitpur, Kathmandu Valley, Nepal between November 2008 and December 2010
Methodology: Every student has to undergo general health checkup and hearing, vision and dental checkup. Consultants examine the students at their respective departments and document the findings in the prescribed format. Every student also undergoes laboratory tests [hemogram,urinalysis, biochemistry] and x-ray chest
Results: Seventy five students enrolled in first batch, 68% male and 32% female. The median age was 18 [range 16-24]. 84% were found to be apparently healthy while 16% had some sort of ailment requiring counseling and further workup. Hundred students enrolled each in second and third batch; 51% and 53%% were male and 49% and 47% females respectively. The median age of 2nd and 3rd batch students was 18 [range 17-22]. 87% and 76% was found to be apparently healthy in 2nd and 3rd batch while 13% and 26 % had some sort of ailmentwhich required counselingandfurtherworkup respectively
Conclusion: Significant number of students in three batches had ailments which required counseling and further workup. Health check-up should be made mandatory for every student seeking admission in medical colleges so that unrecognized disease/s can be detected at the time of check-up and counseling and management can be done at appropriate time
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BACKGROUND: Basic life support (BLS), a key component of the chain of survival decreases the arrest – cardiopulmonary resuscitation interval and increases the rate of hospital discharge. The study aimed to explore the knowledge of and attitude towards basic life support (BLS) among medical/paramedical professionals.METHODS: An observational study was conducted by assessing response to self prepared questionnaire consisting of the demographic information of the medical/paramedical staff, their personnel experience/attitude and knowledge of BLS based on the 2005 BLS Guidelines of European Resuscitation Council.RESULTS: After excluding incomplete questionnaires, the data from 121 responders (27 clinical faculty members, 21 dental and basic sciences faculty members, 29 house officers and 44 nurses and health assistants) were analyzed. Only 9 (7.4％) of the 121 responders answered ≥11, 53 (43％) answered 7-10, and 58 (48％) answered <7 of 15 questions correctly. The clinical faculty members, house officers and nurses/HA had a mean score of 7.4±3.15, 7.37±2.02 and 6.63±2.16 respectively, while dental/basic sciences faculty members attained a least mean score of 4.52 ±2.13 (P<0.001). Those who had received cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) training within 5 years obtained a highest mean score of 8.62±2.49, whereas those who had the training more than 5 years back or no training obtained a mean score of 5.54±2.38 and 6.1±2.29 respectively (P=0.001). Those who were involved in resuscitation frequently had a higher median score of 8 in comparison to those who were seldom involved or not involved at all (P<0.001).CONCLUSIONS: The average health personnel in our hospital lack adequate knowledge in CPR/BLS. Training and experience can enhance knowledge of CPR of these personnel. Thus standard of CPR/BLS training and assessment are recommended at our hospital.