Impact of cardiac life support training on retention of knowledge measured by pretest, immediate posttest, and 6-months posttest

Abstract

Introduction: Cardiac resuscitation skills are a necessity for newly graduated doctors as they are first responders during a crisis. Despite undergraduate exposure, interns still struggle in an actual crisis. We evaluated final year medical students' long-term retention of knowledge following cardiac life support training prior to exit from medical school to determine the need to revise and re-strategize.