Resumen de Evaluation of the level of knowledge about Basic CPR in medical students

Elsy Labrada González, María-del-Carmen Yabor Labrada, Rolando Alfredo Yabor Labrada

• According to the WHO, cardiovascular diseases are the leading cause of death in the world. For the American Heart Association (AHA), cardiorespiratory arrest (CPA) is responsible for more than 60% of deaths due to ischemic heart diseases, this being the largest medical emergency and reversible if the patient is resuscitated correctly and in the shortest time. possible. An average percentage of students with adequate knowledge of emergencies and medical emergencies was evident.