ABSTRACT:
Basic Life Support (BLS) is a critical skill set that equips individuals to respond effectively in life threatening emergencies. Cardiac arrests and choking can occur anywhere to any persons. It can happen in schools, homes or public places and immediate response is critical to save the lives. Inadequate knowledge of BLS can lead to delayed or ineffective response, resulting in poor outcomes. The present study aimed to assess the level of knowledge regarding basic life support among higher class students, to find out the association between knowledge score with the selected demographic variable and to provide basic information regarding BLS for saving the lives. Using quantitative research methodology a descriptive study was conducted to assess the knowledge regarding BLS among higher class students of selected school at Pathanamthitta district. To choose the desired samples, non probability convenience sampling technique was employed. 40 higher class students, who met inclusion and exclusion criteria, were selected as samples. A structured knowledge questionnaire was used to collect the data. The results revealed that 92.5% of students had good knowledge regarding BLS and 7.5% had moderate knowledge level and no one had poor and excellent level of knowledge regarding basic life support. Also the association between knowledge score and selected demographic variables showed that there is no significant relationship between them.