Preparation for Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation in Medical Schools in Australia: A Survey of Current Practice

Table 3

Training effectiveness, training provision, and competencies.

Provision and competence	Provider and competence level
Have your graduates received adequate training; to be effective in performing CPR	Yes	14/16 (88%)
	No	2/16 (12%)
	No answer	Nil
Who provides training of students?	External agencies (for example, St John’s ambulance at the beginning)	3/16 (19%)
	Paramedics	5/16 (31%)
	Clinical staff: intensive unit (nursing and medical) and anaesthetic specialists	16/16 (100%)
	Specialised trained nurses (dedicated medical educators)	4/16 (25%)
Would you favour a common competence?	Yes	16/16 (100%)
	No	Nil
What should this competence be?	Immediate Life Support (ILS)	9/16 (56%)
	Advanced Life Support (ALS)	3/16 (19%)
	Australian hybrid of ILS and ALS	4/16 (25%)