Key challenges in prehospital and emergency care in Indonesia and Malaysia: a survey of frontline clinicians.

Rapid economic growth in Indonesia and Malaysia has widened the gap in emergency care supply and demand, intensifying challenges. Our study, from August to November 2022, assesses current diverse challenges in both countries' emergency care systems from frontline staff perspectives. The online survey involved emergency department (ED) personnel from 11 hospitals in Indonesia and Malaysia, drawing from an existing network.

Fit-cardiopulmonary resuscitation approach in public mass cardiopulmonary resuscitation teaching: A randomized control trial.

Objectives: To improve public awareness and the rate of bystander cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR), a novel and exciting approach called fit-CPR that incorporates mass CPR with high-intensity physical activity into the beat of locally favoured music was proposed. This study was conducted to measure the effectiveness of fit-CPR compared to the standard classroom method (CCM).

Methods: Between 30th August to 29th November 2018, 129 participants from Syiah Kuala University, Banda Aceh, Indonesia, were randomized to learn CPR, either through fit-CPR or CCM protocol.

Knowledge and Confidence Level Among Emergency Healthcare Workers in Airway Management and Resuscitation of Suspected COVID-19 Patients: A Cross Sectional Study in Malaysia.

Introduction: This study aims to evaluate the knowledge and confidence of emergency healthcare workers (EHCW) in facing the COVID-19 pandemic.

Materials And Methods: A cross-sectional online study using a validated questionnaire was distributed to doctors (MD), assistant medical officers (AMO), and staff nurses (SN) at an urban tertiary Emergency Department. It comprised of 40 knowledge and 10 confidence-level questions related to resuscitation and airway management steps.