First aid: Level of knowledge of relatives and bystanders in emergency situations

Abstract

Bystanders who are able to provide immediate first aid to patients who require emergency care can make a big difference in the outcome. Thus, first-aid training should be made available to as many people as possible. The aims of this study were to assess the level of first-aid knowledge among bystanders in emergency situations and to identify factors that affected this level of knowledge. At Dokuz Eylul University Emergency Service between February 1 and February 15, 2002, 318 bystanders were given a questionnaire. The first part of the questionnaire was concerned with demographic characteristics and factors that would affect first-aid knowledge level. The second part consisted of 16 multiple choice questions about first aid. Bystanders answered an average of 7.16+/-3.14 questions correctly. Bystanders who had graduated from a university, were health care personnel, had taken a first-aid course, had a first-aid certificate, or had a driver's license were considered to be more successful.

Evaluation of factors influencing knowledge and attitudes of mothers with preschool children regarding their adoption of preventive measures for home injuries referred to academic emergency centres, Tehran, Iran

“…Eldosoky (2012) showed that young mothers, employed mothers, educated mothers (with university degrees) and mothers with high socio-economic status had higher knowledge and more positive attitudes compared to others. In addition, Tomruk et al showed that studying at university results in an increase in mothers' knowledge about home injuries (Tomruk, Soysal, Gunay, & Cimrin, 2007). Thein et al (2005) emphasised the low level of mothers' knowledge about home safety and prevention of home accidents and showed that an increase in educational status results in an increase in mothers' knowledge.…”

1021 Home-related injuries among children: knowledge, attitudes and practice about first aid among rural mothers

“…These results are similar to those of Tomruk et al in Turkey, who found that bystanders in emergency situations answered an Willing to undergo training on first aid. 1450 100.0 average of 44.8% of questions correctly ( [22]. This low score contributes to the burden of the problem, as the first action taken for management of an injury decides its future course and complication rates [6].…”

“…Thein et al reported that the higher the education of the mother, the more likely she was to possess the correct knowledge and practice on childhood injuries [9]. Tomruk et al concluded that those who had graduated from a university, were health care personnel, had taken a first aid course or had a first aid certificate had better knowledge [22]. One explanation of our results is that almost all younger mothers in this sample had completed university education, and may therefore have more health awareness and more motivation to join training courses or read texts about baby and child care including first aid.…”

“…Provision of immediate first aid to patients who require emergency care can make a big difference to the outcome [5], as the first action taken for management of injuries and common illness decides the future course of disease and complication rates [6]. In certain self-limiting illnesses or minor injuries, appropriate first aid measures may be sufficient to avoid a medical consultation [7].…”

Mother’s Education and her Knowledge about Home Accident Prevention among Preschool Children in Rural Area in Sharkia Governorate

“…First aid is the provision of initial care for an illness or injury, usually by a non-expert but trained person, until medical treatment can be accessed. Provision of immediate first aid to patients who require emergency care can make a big difference to the outcome [Tomruk et al, 2007], as the first action taken for management of injuries and common illness decides the future course of disease and complication rates [Hecht , 2012]. Parents' knowledge and practice about first aid is especially important in injury care for children, as many adverse consequences of injuries can be averted if parents know what actions to take, (Ibrahim , 1991).…”