Basic Life Support: Extending and Integrating Teaching in the Australian Community

Pearn, John

doi:10.1046/j.1440-1622.2000.01732.x

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“…5 As Pearn highlights, the domain of basic life support inescapably belongs to incidental bystanders or first responders. 6 Overall, the literature supports the potential value of more pervasive first aid training as an element in strategies to reduce mortality and to improve the outcomes for those injured in RTCs. It is important to consider the potential impact of bystanders trained in first aid care at RTCs.…”

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confidence: 83%

“…A report released by St John Ambulance Australia, argues that the first trained responder at the site of an accident can assist in the delivery of timely treatment for potentially life-threatening or disabling injury 5 . As Pearn highlights, the domain of basic life support inescapably belongs to incidental bystanders or first responders 6 …”

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confidence: 99%

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First Aid and Harm Minimization for Victims of Road Trauma: A Population Study

Arbon

Hayes

Woodman

2011

Prehosp. Disaster med.

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First aid training, even if it is not current, is an enabler for providing first aid at RTCs. The first aid skills most commonly used were changing posture, opening an airway, and providing comfort and reassurance. Key concerns for first aiders included a feeling of a lack of follow-up, and lack of an opportunity to debrief. Strategies to increase first aid training, to improve information and support, and to increase the knowledge of first aider's are discussed.

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confidence: 83%

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

First Aid and Harm Minimization for Victims of Road Trauma: A Population Study

Arbon

Hayes

Woodman

2011

Prehosp. Disaster med.

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“…In this context outreach messages to learn basic noncontact rescue and resuscitation skills, directed at particularly at parents of young children, will empower them to be safer first responders as incidental bystanders of life-threatening events, which can confront anyone at any time (Pearn, 1986b(Pearn, , 2000aPearn et al, 2008).…”

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"The Impulse to Rescue": Rescue Altruism and the Challenge of Saving the Rescuer

Pearn¹,

Franklin²

2012

IJARE

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“…There are more than 150 providers of fi rst aid training in Australia. 1 Few studies have addressed the issues of community awareness and competence in fi rst aid; what proportion of the community has been trained; and whether the training affects knowledge and competence. Kaye and colleagues found that regardless of the population or the course, performance and retention of basic knowledge and skills were poor.…”

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Community Senior First Aid training in Western Australia: its extent and effect on knowledge and skills

Lynch

Gennat

Celenza

et al. 2006

Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health

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Senior First Aid (SFA) courses for the public involve teaching skills to deal with everyday emergencies. The courses generally run for three days and teach a range of knowledge and skills. In contrast, CPR and basic life support courses typically run for three hours, teaching only basic skills. There are more than 150 providers of fi rst aid training in Australia. 1Few studies have addressed the issues of community awareness and competence in fi rst aid; what proportion of the community has been trained; and whether the training affects knowledge and competence. Kaye and colleagues found that regardless of the population or the course, performance and retention of basic knowledge and skills were poor. 2 We aimed to evaluate the extent of SFA training in Western Australia (WA), and to compare the theoretical knowledge of those trained with those not trained, by telephone interview of a sample of the WA community. Further, we sought to determine the effi cacy of training by assessing practical skills in an emergency scenario. MethodsThe study methodology has previously been described.3 Briefly, subjects were selected using a stratifi ed random sample approach, with four strata of respondents: males, females, urban, and rural. The sample surveyed was representative of the WA (08) 9346 1665; e-mail: dania.lynch@health.wa.gov.au community except in some age distributions for those practically assessed.3,4 The response rate for the survey was 55%, producing 803 responses.Respondents answered seven multiplechoice questions on how they would respond to certain situations. Each correct answer scored one point. Of the 289 respondents who volunteered to have practical skills assessed, a convenience sample of 100 who were available had their practical skills tested. The 100 volunteers did not differ from the remaining survey respondents with regard to gender (p=0.82); however, there was signifi cant differences in age with over-representation of 55-64 year age groups (p=0.028) and under-representation of 65-74 year age groups (p=0.033).Participants described and demonstrated their responses to a snakebite scenario using a Laerdal mannikin as the victim of suspected snake bite. Two assessors simultaneously and independently scored performance on these items: establishing safety and consciousness; reassuring and resting the casualty; compression bandaging; splinting; and call for medical aid/ambulance. Two points were awarded for correct practice, one point for an attempt or insufficient demonstration (total correct score 16 points). Inter-rater reliability was signifi cantly correlated for all assessment scores (p<0.01).Analysis was with SPSS V.10. Univariate analysis was undertaken on all variables, producing means and standard deviations for Brief Report

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Basic Life Support: Extending and Integrating Teaching in the Australian Community

Cited by 9 publications

References 20 publications

First Aid and Harm Minimization for Victims of Road Trauma: A Population Study

First Aid and Harm Minimization for Victims of Road Trauma: A Population Study

"The Impulse to Rescue": Rescue Altruism and the Challenge of Saving the Rescuer

Community Senior First Aid training in Western Australia: its extent and effect on knowledge and skills

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