Awareness, Knowledge, Attitude and Practices of First Aid Skills among Medical and Non-Medical Students at Taif University

Alsayali, Raneem moutlaq; Althubaiti, Anood Qalil Awwad; Altowairqi, Reham Mohammed

doi:10.5742/mewfm.2019.93693

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“…Alsayali et al shows that 56% of participants had good knowledge regarding first aid and basic life support. 8 The majority of study participants were aware Several studies showed poor knowledge in the specific areas of first aid management such as shock, burns, fracture, seizures and chocking. [10][11] The results of a prospective study of school injuries showed an incidence rate of 5.4 injury events/100 children annually, which appears to be an underestimate of the actual rate.…”

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“…[13][14][15][16] Countries like England have made BLS courses mandatory in the school curriculum and research showed that 86% of school children effectively demonstrated performing CPR correctly. 8 Simulationbased education provides an opportunity for the students to improve education, competency and safety of the patients. Students reported a high level of satisfaction with the hands-on experience as a member of the health care team in a simulated cardiac arrest.…”

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Assessment of Knowledge Regarding First Aid among the Undergraduate Students: A Cross-Sectional Study

Jacob¹,

Barboza²

2021

Indian Journal of Forensic Medicine & Toxicology

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Background: First aid knowledge is very valuable for every individual in the community. It enables the individual to assist the injured person in an emergency situation until medical help arrives at the site. 1 Students are highly exposed to different kinds of physical injuries. Lack of knowledge regarding managing these medical injuries was noted among the students. 2 Careful management recommended for reducing the complication. This study was conducted to determine the knowledge of first aid and its associated factors among undergraduate students. [3][4][5] Materials and Methods: A descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted among 100 undergraduate students. Subjects were selected using purposive sampling techniques. The information was collected using a demographic proforma and a self-administered questionnaire. The overall knowledge on first aid was graded as adequate, good and inadequate. Results:The overall knowledge score was 13.81 ± 4.41. The mean percentage of the overall level of knowledge was 57.54% which indicate the majority had good knowledge on aspects of first aid. In this study there was no significant association between knowledge score and selected demographic variables. Conclusion:The study showed the majority had good knowledge of first aid. But also identified some key areas in which first aid knowledge was deficient in the management of shock, burns and fracture. Thus there is a need for first aid training to be introduced in the undergraduate curriculum of different disciplines. The study recommends the use of modern techniques such as simulation with computerized mannequins as a teaching-learning method in all the educational institutions.

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Assessment of Knowledge Regarding First Aid among the Undergraduate Students: A Cross-Sectional Study

Jacob¹,

Barboza²

2021

Indian Journal of Forensic Medicine & Toxicology

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“…It was thought that first aid education, related to both poisoning and other first aid issues, should be provided to all the students in all departments of universities. Moutlaq Alsayali R, Althubaiti AQ, Altowairqi RM, Alsulimani FA, Alnefaie BM 13 (2019), conducted a cross-sectional study at Taif University among medical and non-medical adolescent students to examine the knowledge and attitude of the subjects with respect to first aid skills. 500 male and female adolescent students were selected by using convenience sampling technique.…”

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A Study to Assess the Impact of Self-instructional Module on Knowledge among Adolescent Students regarding First Aid Measures for Selected Emergencies in a Selected Higher Secondary School, Devsar, Kulgam

Nisa¹

2021

TNAE

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Introduction: First aid is an important life-saving skill that everybody should know. As young people move towards independence and take on responsibilities in their own lives, they should know how to help others, whether it is a family member, friend or fellow citizen. While there are moves underway to introduce first aid training into the secondary school curriculum, there are other ways to give our kids and ourselves at least an elementary knowledge of the first aid basics. This study intended to assess the impact of a self-instructional module on knowledge among adolescent students regarding first aid measures for selected emergencies in a selected higher secondary school of Devsar, Kulgam. Method: A quantitative methodology was used with a pre-experimental one group pre-test and post-test design on a convenient sample of 50 adolescent students. A self-structured questionnaire was used to collect the data. Result: Data were analysed using descriptive and inferential statistics. Data analysis through SPSS-16 version by using t-test exposed significant difference (21.18) and p < 0.001 amongst pre-test and post-test knowledge scores of respondents. Conclusion: Thus the study revealed a substantial increase in knowledge scores amongst adolescent students regarding first aid measures for selected emergencies after administration of the self-instructional module.

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“…In such cases, when there is a medical emergency, the victim may end up with irreversible injury or even dead before either the arrival of qualified medical personnel or before transportation to a hospital. This reflects the importance of training of students on basic first aid; because to save life, prevent further damage and promote quick healing process are the goals of administering first aid [1,3].…”

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“…th year students of the College of Medicine and Health Sciences. A structured pre-tested validated questionnaire which was adapted from the works of Adesegun et al [2] and Alsayali et al [3] was used to collect the data.…”

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Awareness, Knowledge of First Aid and First Emergency Behavioral Perception of Medical Students in a University in Southeastern Nigeria

Nwosu

Onwuka

Chukwu

2022

AJMAH

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Background: Students are usually exposed to all kinds of injury in schools and with inadequate health care services in most schools; administering first aid is important in such emergency situations. Hence, this study was conducted to assess the awareness, knowledge and behavioral perception of first aid among medical students of a tertiary institution in South-eastern Nigeria. Materials and Methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted among 250 medical students of Gregory University Uturu, Abia state, Nigeria. A structured pre-tested validated questionnaire assessing their awareness, knowledge and attitude was used to collect the data. Data was analyzed using IBM Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) version 25. Chi-squared test were used to test for associations between socio-demographics, knowledge and attitude of respondents. A p-value of <0.05 was considered significant. Results: Out of the respondents, 98.4% have heard about first aid before the survey, (52.8%; n=132) have good knowledge of first aid skills, and 94% (n=235) have good attitude towards first aid. 91.2% said they are willing to help if trained while 94% of the respondents felt it was necessary to incorporate first aid in the school curriculum. Conclusion: Although the students showed good awareness and attitude towards the concept of first aid, there is a gap in their knowledge and application of basic emergency first aid skills. There is a need to incorporate the training of basic first aid skills and basic life support skills in the school’s curriculum to bridge the gap.

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Awareness, Knowledge, Attitude and Practices of First Aid Skills among Medical and Non-Medical Students at Taif University

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Assessment of Knowledge Regarding First Aid among the Undergraduate Students: A Cross-Sectional Study

Assessment of Knowledge Regarding First Aid among the Undergraduate Students: A Cross-Sectional Study

A Study to Assess the Impact of Self-instructional Module on Knowledge among Adolescent Students regarding First Aid Measures for Selected Emergencies in a Selected Higher Secondary School, Devsar, Kulgam

Awareness, Knowledge of First Aid and First Emergency Behavioral Perception of Medical Students in a University in Southeastern Nigeria

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