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<journal-id>2664-2891</journal-id>
<journal-title><![CDATA[Revista científica ciencias de la salud]]></journal-title>
<abbrev-journal-title><![CDATA[Rev. cient. cienc. salud]]></abbrev-journal-title>
<issn>2664-2891</issn>
<publisher>
<publisher-name><![CDATA[Universidad del Pacífico]]></publisher-name>
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<article-id>S2664-28912025000100112</article-id>
<article-id pub-id-type="doi">10.53732/rccsalud/2025.e7112</article-id>
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<article-title xml:lang="es"><![CDATA[Conocimiento del soporte vital básico en estudiantes de medicina del Paraguay]]></article-title>
<article-title xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[Knowledge of Basic life support in paraguayan medical students]]></article-title>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Insfran]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Guillermo]]></given-names>
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<pub-date pub-type="pub">
<day>00</day>
<month>00</month>
<year>2025</year>
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<pub-date pub-type="epub">
<day>00</day>
<month>00</month>
<year>2025</year>
</pub-date>
<volume>7</volume>
<fpage>112</fpage>
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<self-uri xlink:href="http://scielo.iics.una.py/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&amp;pid=S2664-28912025000100112&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://scielo.iics.una.py/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&amp;pid=S2664-28912025000100112&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://scielo.iics.una.py/scielo.php?script=sci_pdf&amp;pid=S2664-28912025000100112&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="es"><p><![CDATA[RESUMEN Introducción. El soporte vital básico (SVB) es crítico en paros cardiorrespiratorios, pero estudios previos en Paraguay (2017) reportaron solo 12.7% de conocimiento suficiente en estudiantes de medicina. Objetivo. Evaluar el nivel actual de conocimiento en SVB y sus factores asociados en estudiantes de medicina paraguayos. Materiales y Métodos. Estudio transversal con 167 estudiantes de 10 universidades mediante cuestionario de la American Heart Association (10 ítems). Se definió conocimiento suficiente con =70% de aciertos. Análisis estadístico con ?² (Epi Info v7.2.3.1). Resultados. El 75.4% (n=126) mostró conocimiento suficiente. Se identificaron debilidades en: reconocer número de emergencias (44.9% correcto) y tiempo entre desfibrilaciones sin pulso (28.1%). El conocimiento fue significativamente mayor en internado (p=0.03), segundo año (p=0.003) y estudiantes formados en ciclo clínico vs. preclínico (87.3% vs 12.7%; p&lt;0.001). Conclusión. Existe mejora sustancial vs. estudios previos, pero persisten brechas en componentes críticos del SVB. La formación teórico-práctica y en etapas clínicas se asocia con mejor desempeño, destacando la necesidad de refuerzos prácticos continuos.]]></p></abstract>
<abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="en"><p><![CDATA[ABSTRACT Introduction. Basic life support (BLS) is critical for cardiorespiratory arrests, but previous studies in Paraguay (2017) reported only 12.7% of sufficient knowledge among medical students. Objective. To assess current BLS knowledge and associated factors in Paraguayan medical students. Materials and Methods. Cross-sectional study of 167 students from 10 universities using a validated American Heart Association questionnaire (10 items). Sufficient knowledge was defined as =70% correct answers. Statistical analysis with ?² (Epi Info v7.2.3.1). Results. 75.4% (n=126) demonstrated sufficient knowledge. Weaknesses were identified in: recognizing national emergency number (44.9% correct) and time between defibrillations without pulse (28.1%). Knowledge was significantly higher among interns (p=0.03), second-year students (p=0.003), and those trained during clinical vs. preclinical cycles (87.3% vs 12.7%; p&lt;0.001). Conclusion. Substantial improvement exists compared to prior studies, but gaps persist in critical BLS components. Theoretical-practical training during clinical stages is associated with better performance, highlighting the need for continuous practical reinforcement.]]></p></abstract>
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