Meanwhile, in 9 (50.

00%) of the 18 items, less than half of the

respondents were able to answer correctly. These items are: “3.

An elderly man complains of sudden chest pain and collapses on

the floor. What is the best treatment for cardiac arrest until

the arrival of ACLS care?” (11 or 45.83%); “5. Pulse check is

done after five cycles of chest compression and rescue breaths.

What is the ratio of chest compressions to ventilation?” (10 or

41.67%); “10. Nosebleeds are managed by?” (9 or 37.50%); “1. A

radiologic technologist suddenly sees an elderly diabetic

collapse in the middle of the road while crossing. What will be

her first step in doing the basic life support and emergency

medical service?” (7 or 29.17%); “4. Which of the following is

true regarding the use of defibrillators:” (5 or 20.83%); “6.

What is the appropriate position for patient with severe nausea

and vomiting?” (5 or 20.83%); “7. What is the priority of the

examination according to the principles of first aid when

viewing an injured person in general?” (4 or 16.67%); “11. How

is the shock state treated?” (3 or 12.50%); and “17. The first

action that should be taken when approaching a collapsed,

injured victim is to:” (3 or 12.50%).

Table 3. Distribution of the Respondents Based on Basic Life

Support Knowledge Level

 Knowledge Level F %
Weak 1 4.17
Intermediate 22 91.67
Good 1 4.17
Total 24 100.00

Table 3 shows the distribution of the respondents according

to their knowledge level on basic life support.

It can be gleaned from the table that a substantial majority

(22 or 91.67%) of the respondents have Intermediate knowledge on

BLS. Meanwhile, 1 (4.17%) of the respondents has Weak knowledge

level. The same number of respondents has Good knowledge level.