JMSCR - Volume 5 - Issue 10 - ACLS and BLS Workshop Effectiveness on Cognitive, Affective and Psychomotor Skills

Sep 23, 2026

Background: The study aimed to evaluate the effectiveness of a Basic Life Support (BLS) and Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS) workshop conducted at Rural Medical College, Loni. Methods: Delegates received BLS and ACLS manuals one month before the 3-day workshop and completed a pretest; pretest, post-course results, and feedback were analyzed with comparisons across interns, PG, faculties, and physiotherapy students. Results: Significant differences were seen in pretest and post-course scores, with highly significant improvement in cognitive performance and significant psychomotor gains. Conclusions: The ACLS and BLS workshop was highly effective for improving participants’ knowledge and skills in managing cardiac emergencies.

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JMSCR Vol||05||Issue||10||Page 28523-28527||October 2017 [www.jmscr.igmpublication.org](www.jmscr.igmpublication.org)[ ](www.jmscr.igmpublication.org)Impact Factor 5.84 Index Copernicus Value: 71.58 ISSN (e)-2347-176x ISSN (p) 2455-0450 DOI: [https:](https://dx.doi.org/10.18535/jmscr/v5i10.08)[//dx.doi.org/10.18535/jmscr/v5i10](https://dx.doi.org/10.18535/jmscr/v5i10.08)[.](https://dx.doi.org/10.18535/jmscr/v5i10.08)[08](https://dx.doi.org/10.18535/jmscr/v5i10.08) Effectiveness of BLS & ACLS workshop on Cognitive, Affective and Psychomotor Skills at Rural Medical College, Loni Authors Dr Manju Jha1, Dr Prashant Rai2, Dr Tushar Bhavar3 1Professor & HOD, 2MD Scholar; 3Assistant Professor Dept of Anaesthesia & Intensive Care Rural Medical College Loni Corresponding Author Dr Tushar Bhavar Email: [tganesh55555@gmail.com](tganesh55555@gmail.com) Abstract Background: The aim of our study was to know the effectiveness of Basic Life Support (BLS) &Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS) Workshop conducted at Rural Medical College, Loni. Methods: Delegates interested for the 3-day workshop were given BLS & ACLS manuals a month prior to workshop and instructed to attempt pretest. Pretest result, post course result and feedbacks were analyzed and comparison was done between interns, PG, Faculties and Physiotherapy students. Results: In our study most of the participants were PG students and MBBS interns. There was significant difference of pretest results between groups, similarly post course test results were also significantly different. Comparing pre and post course performance it was found that there was highly significant difference when cognitive domain was considered and also significant improvement in the psychomotor skills. Conclusions: ACLS and BLS workshop was found to be highly effective in improvement of knowledge and skill of the participants in managing cardiac emergencies in spite of variety of participants. Keywords: AHA, ACLS, MBBS interns, PG students, Workshop, effectiveness, Literature, Questioneredesign, audiovisual, megacode. Introduction Despite important advances in prevention, cardiac arrest remains a substantial public health problem and a leading cause of death in many parts of the world.(1)Cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) is a procedure to support and maintain breathing and circulation for an infant, child, or adults who has stopped breathing (respiratory arrest) and/or whose heart has stopped (cardiac arrest)(2) . The theoretical knowledge and practical skills of the Basic Life Support (BLS) and the Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS) are among the most important determining factors of the cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) success rates(3) . Some studies have shown the presence of at least one professional trained in ACLS increase the survival of cardiac arrest victims (4) . A large number of literatures in recent years have assessed the efficacy of resuscitation training and pointed out that skills and knowledge declined over time (5;6) . In other words, ACLS scores significantly decreased in the first year after certification, so Dr Manju Jha et al JMSCR Volume 05 Issue 10 October 2017 Page 28523 JMSCR Vol||05||Issue||10||Page 28523-28527||October 2017 more frequent refresher training is needed (7) . Thereby, the American Heart Association (AHA) recommends that those whose daily work requires knowledge and skills in ACLS should not only be trained in ACLS, but also be given a refresher course at least every 2 years(8) . The goal ofACLS course is to train participants to recognize the cardiac arrest and other cardiopulmonary emergencies and save their lives through interventions by high performance team. The effectiveness of the training program was assessed in the present study. Materials and Method BLS &ACLS workshops are regularly conducted at RMC, loni. 41delegates attended the workshop in August 2017. This workshops were conducted by

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What was the purpose of the BLS and ACLS workshop study?

To evaluate the effectiveness of a BLS and ACLS workshop on participants’ cognitive, affective, and psychomotor skills at Rural Medical College, Loni.

How were participants prepared and how was the pretest conducted?

Participants received BLS and ACLS manuals one month before the 3-day workshop and were instructed to attempt a 60-question pretest covering rhythm analysis, pharmacology, and practical application.

What improvements were observed after the workshop?

Post-course results showed significant differences from pretest results, with highly significant improvement in the cognitive domain and significant enhancement in psychomotor skills.

Sep 23, 2026

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