Determination of cardiopulmonary resuscitation knowledge level of dentists: [Diş hekimlerinin kardiyopulmoner resüsitasyon bilgi  düzeylerinin değerlendirilmesi]

Dilek Günay CANPOLAT; Zeynep Burçin GÖNEN; Fatma DOĞRUEL; İlhan ŞENGÜL; Karamehmet YILDIZ

doi:10.5152/EurJTher.2016.02018

Authors

Dilek Günay CANPOLAT Erciyes Üniversitesi Diş Hekimliği Fakültesi, Ağız Diş ve Çene Cerrahisi Anabilim Dalı, Anesteziyoloji ve Reanimasyon Bölümü, Kayseri
Zeynep Burçin GÖNEN Erciyes Üniversitesi Diş Hekimliği Fakültesi, Ağız Diş ve Çene Cerrahisi Anabilim Dalı, Kayseri
Fatma DOĞRUEL Erciyes Üniversitesi Diş Hekimliği Fakültesi, Ağız Diş ve Çene Cerrahisi Anabilim Dalı, Dahiliye Bölümü, Kayseri
İlhan ŞENGÜL 4 Erciyes Üniversitesi Diş Hekimliği Fakültesi, Kayseri
Karamehmet YILDIZ Erciyes Üniversitesi Diş Hekimliği Fakültesi, Anesteziyoloji ve Reanimasyon Anabilim Dalı, Kayseri

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5152/EurJTher.2016.02018

Keywords:

Knowledge, dentist, resuscitation

Abstract

Objective: Cardiopulmonary arrest is a sudden end to the functions of the respiratory and circulation systems. Resuscitation is the effort to reverse these functions. Dentists may encounter cardiac arrest cases anytime during clinical practice. Thus, they should be trained regarding basic and advanced life support. The aim of this study was determining the actual knowledge level of dentists pertaining to cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR).

Methods: The study planned as a descriptive research. The survey form was delivered to a total of 120 people working in public or private hospitals as dentists or research assistants and final-year students studying dentistry in Kayseri. In total, 77 participants who accepted to fill the survey form were included in the study. Data was recorded as numbers and percentages.

Results: The rate of encountering cardiac arrest anywhere or in the working area was 19.5% and 2.6%, respectively. Overall, 44.2% of the participants indicated that they did not know to determine if a patient was under cardiac arrest. Only 10.7% of them had sufficient knowledge regarding CPR. The rate of receiving training regarding CPR was 71.4%. of the participants who did not have sufficient knowledge regarding this modality. Of these, 63.7% indicated that they were able to accurately perform conscious control, 87% respiratory control, and 49.4% pulse control.

Conclusion: According to our study, although the theoretical knowledge was high among participants, there was a lack of practical knowledge pertaining to CPR. For diagnosing cardiac arrest, managing the crisis better, and successfully performing CPR, dentists who rarely encounter cardiac arrest cases need to be regularly trained.

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