Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) involves both Basic Life Support (BLS) & Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS). It has been observed that BLS awareness is very poor amongst health professionals. Keeping in view of this fact, a CPR training workshop was organized by Medical Education Unit of our institution with the help of Department of Anesthesia. The purpose was to assess the existing knowledge about CPR amongst the medical teachers of pre and para clinical departments of SMS Medical College, Jaipur and to make them competent in the same. The knowledge assessment before and after workshop was done by validated questionnaire. The handson -skill training was assessed by the trainers for correct method as per the performance parameters based on American Heart Association (AHA) by Direct Observation Procedural Skill. The results revealed that before and after the training there was considerable improvement in the theoretical knowledge and practical skills about CPR.
