Differences in knowledge of campus security units in helping victims of cardiac arrest before and after basic life support training

Ignorance about how to do cardiopulmonary resuscitation makes someone not provide help. The research aims to determine the effect of basic life support training on security guards' knowledge in helping victims of cardiac arrest. Pre-experimental research design with the One Group Pretest-Posttest Design approach was measured pre-test of security guard knowledge and then given basic life assistance training then 7 days after the training was measured by security guard knowledge. Data collection using a knowledge questionnaire about basic life support. The research was carried out in the campus environment of the Alauddin State Islamic University Makassar in July 2022. 18 security guards were involved in the research. Data were analyzed by the Wilcoxon test using a statistical program for social science software. The security guards who involved in this study were the majority with high school education (72.2%), an average age of 43 years, an average length of service of 13 years. Most of security guards have never received basic life support training (94.4%) and have never provided basic life support (88.9%). The results showed a significant difference in knowledge before and after training (p <0.001) and 94.4% of security guards experienced an increase in knowledge after being given basic life support training. The results of this study strengthen the need for practical and regular basic life assistance training, ideally at work or in the campus environment. Basic life support training increases security guards' knowledge in helping victims of cardiac arrest.