TY - JOUR AU - Ralapanawa, Dissanayake Mudiyanselage Priyantha Udaya Kumara AU - Jayawickreme, Kushalee Poornima AU - Ekanayake, Ekanayake Mudiyanselage Madhushanka AU - Kumarasiri, Pallegoda Vithanage Ranjith PY - 2016 DA - 2016/10/12 TI - A study on the knowledge and attitudes on advanced life support among medical students and medical officers in a tertiary care hospital in Sri Lanka JO - BMC Research Notes SP - 462 VL - 9 IS - 1 AB - Advanced life support (ALS) and cardio pulmonary resuscitation, provided at the right time is essential for improving mortality in medical emergencies. Accurate knowledge and skills on this regard, in all medical personals is an essential part of medical education and it should be up to date with varying protocols. The aim of this study is to assess the knowledge and attitudes among the undergraduate medical students and medical officers in the Teaching Hospital Peradeniya and provide suggestions to improve the training programme on ALS. SN - 1756-0500 UR - https://doi.org/10.1186/s13104-016-2270-5 DO - 10.1186/s13104-016-2270-5 ID - Ralapanawa2016 ER -