PENGARUH LATIHAN BASIC LIFE SUPPORT TERHADAP PENGETAHUAN DAN KETERAMPILAN TIM MUHAMMADIYAH DISASTER MANAGEMENT (MDMC) BANYUMAS

According to the World Health Organization (WHO) heart attack is the number one cause of death in developed and developing countries by contributing 60% of all deaths, occurring both outside hospitals and inside hospitals. It is estimated that around 350,000 people die per year due to cardiac arrest in America. In Indonesia, exact data or documentation of cardiac arrest events in daily life or outside the hospital has not been well documented. To maintain survival, especially if sudden cardiac arrest must be carried out basic life support (BLS). The purpose of this study is to determine the effect of basic life support training on knowledge and skills of the MDMC Banyumas Team. This study used quantitative pre experimental method with one group pre-post test design. The sampling technique uses total sampling technique with a number of samples of 30 respondents. Data collection techniques using paired t-test. The average value of knowledge obtained by respondents before being given training is 4.87 ± 2.129 and the average value of knowledge after training is 7.33 ± 2.090. The average value of skills obtained by respondents before being given training is 2.83 ± 0.950 and the average value of skills after being given training is 4.70 ± 0.466. The results of the Wilcoxon Signed Rank Test on the knowledge variable obtained a value of Z of -3,326 with p-value = 0,0001 and in the skill variable obtained a Z value of -4,684 with p-value 0,0001. There is the influence of basic life support training on the knowledge and skills of the MDMC Banyumas Team.Keywords: Basic Life Support, training, and skills