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Introducción: El manejo oportuno de las emergencias médicas resulta fundamental si se tiene en cuenta que constituyen eventos cuyas consecuencias inmediatas representan un riesgo para la vida. Objetivo: Evaluar los conocimientos sobre emergencias médicas en estudiantes de Medicina de la Universidad Nacional de Ucayali, Perú. Métodos: Estudio analítico transversal. Se evaluaron 243 estudiantes del primero al sexto años de la Facultad de Medicina Humana de la Universidad Nacional de Ucayali. Se utilizó un instrumento previamente validado que contaba con 10 reactivos, que calificaron el nivel de respuesta inmediata ante una emergencia médica. Resultados: El 54,2 por ciento (n = 129) fue de sexo femenino y el 61,8 por ciento (n = 84) cursaba ciencias básicas. Asimismo, el 35,5 por ciento (n = 84) de los encuestados aprobaron el test. Los factores asociados a la aprobación del test se asociaron con estar cursando el segundo (RPa:4.88; IC 95 por ciento: 1,80-13,27), tercero (RPa: 3,14; IC 95 por ciento: 1,08-9,17), cuarto (RPa: 5,16; IC 95 por ciento: 1,85-14,37), quinto (RPa: 4,86; IC 95 por ciento: 1,77-13,37) y sexto (RPa: 4,49; IC 95 por ciento: 1,61-12,54) años de Medicina; y haber desaprobado algún curso (RPa: 1,39; IC 95 por ciento: 1,02-1,94) y realizado anteriormente algún curso de reanimación cardiopulmonar (RPa: 1,42; IC 95 por ciento:1,02-1,98). Conclusiones: Menos de la mitad de los encuestados tenía conocimientos adecuados sobre la atención inmediata de emergencias médicas. Las variables asociadas a un mejor nivel de conocimientos fueron el estar cursando algún año de estudio diferente al primero y el haber llevado algún curso de reanimación cardiopulmonar(AU)

Introduction: Timely management of medical emergencies is crucial, since the immediate consequences of those events may pose a threat to life. Objective: Evaluate the knowledge about medical emergencies among medical students from the National University of Ucayali, Peru. Methods: An analytical cross-sectional study was conducted. The study sample was 243 first-to-sixth-year students from the School of Human Medicine of the National University of Ucayali. A previously validated tool was used which included ten variables ranking the level of immediate response to a medical emergency. Results: 54.2 percent (n = 129) of the sample were female and 61.8 percent (n = 84) studied basic sciences. 35.5 percent (n = 84) of the respondents passed the test. The factors associated to passing the test were the following: being in second year (RPa: 4.88; CI 95 percent: 1.80-13.27), third year (RPa: 3.14; CI 95 percent: 1.08-9.17), fourth year (RPa: 5.16; CI 95 percent: 1.85-14.37), fifth year (RPa: 4.86; CI 95 percent: 1.77-13.37) or sixth year (RPa: 4.49; CI 95 percent: 1.61-12.54) of medical school, having failed a course (RPa: 1.39; CI 95 percent: 1.02-1.94) or having attended a cardiopulmonary resuscitation course (RPa: 1.42; CI 95 percent: 1.02-1.98). Conclusions: Less than half of the respondents had appropriate knowledge about immediate management of medical emergencies. The variables associated to a better level of knowledge were being attending a school year other than the first and having attended a cardiopulmonary resuscitation course(AU)

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INTRODUCTION AND AIM: Suicide and harmful alcohol consumption are major health problems, especially in medical students. This study aimed to evaluate the association between risk for alcohol abuse and suicide risk in medical interns of Peruvian hospitals. DESIGN AND METHODS: We conducted a multicentre cross-sectional study in medical interns from 18 Peruvian hospitals. We measured suicide risk, risk for alcohol abuse, depression and self-esteem using the Plutchik Suicide Risk Scale, CAGE, Zung Self-Rating Depression Scale and Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale, respectively. We used χ2 and Student t-tests for descriptive analysis. To evaluate the association between risk for alcohol abuse and suicide risk we generated crude and adjusted Poisson regression models with robust variance and estimated prevalence ratios with 95% confidence intervals. RESULTS: We surveyed 433 medical interns. The prevalence of suicide risk and risk for alcohol abuse was 19.6% and 27.5%, respectively. We found significant differences in suicide risk according to age (P < 0.001), region of origin (P = 0.002), with whom the participant lived (P < 0.001), university of origin (P = 0.040), type of hospital (P = 0.042), family history of attempted suicide (P = 0.043), self-esteem level (P < 0.001) and alcohol consumption (P < 0.001). In the adjusted model, age (PRa: 1.11, 95% confidence interval 1.05-1.17) and risk for alcohol abuse (PRa: 7.60, 95% confidence interval 4.46-12, 96) were associated with suicide risk. DISCUSSION AND CONCLUSIONS: Two out of 10 medical interns had a positive screening for suicide risk. Age and especially risk for alcohol abuse were the associated variables.

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