Table 1. Study participants characteristics.
RMO, resident medical officer; BLS, basic life support; AHA, American Heart Association
| Characteristics | Frequency | Percent (%) |
| Age Group | ||
| 20-29 years | 253 | 88.8 |
| 30-39 years | 27 | 9.4 |
| 40-49 years | 2 | 0.70 |
| 50 years and above | 3 | 1.0 |
| Gender | ||
| Male | 104 | 36.5 |
| Female | 181 | 63.5 |
| Designation | ||
| House officer | 139 | 48.8 |
| RMO | 4 | 1.4 |
| Post Graduate | 135 | 47.4 |
| Assistant Professor | 5 | 1.7 |
| Professor | 2 | 0.7 |
| Experience (in years) | ||
| <2 | 161 | 56.5 |
| 3-5 | 101 | 35.4 |
| 6-10 | 16 | 5.6 |
| >11 | 7 | 2.5 |
| Attended a BLS course | ||
| Yes | 239 | 83.9 |
| No | 46 | 16.1 |
| Awareness of the AHA 2015 guidelines | ||
| Yes | 114 | 40 |
| No | 171 | 60 |
| Total | 285 | 100 |