Knowledge of first aid skills among medical and nonmedical students in Saudi Arabia

AlQahtani, Moath A; Alfadhel, Shoog; Aljehani, Rawan H; Bakri, Khalid A; Ahmed, Zaina F; Elemem, Maryam O; Alrouh, Salwa M; Baker, Lubna W; Khalifa, Ammar

doi:10.4103/jfmpc.jfmpc_928_19

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“…Other studies conducted among students studying at Saudi Arabian universities showed that basic life support (BLS) courses were incorporated in only 40.35% of the college syllabus. Nonetheless, good BLS knowledge was generally observed in both medical (61.2%) and nonmedical (53.2%) student participants, although this information was unavailable at the time that the plan was developed to design and implement the collegiate EMS system in the PNU [ 9 ].…”

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EMS operation in a female restricted university, Saudi prospective

et al. 2021

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This paper was written to explain the process and steps and to describe the experience with building a women-only operated collegiate emergency medical service (EMS) system in the largest women-only university in the world. To the best of the authors’ knowledge, the EMS system described in this report is the first collegiate EMS system in the Gulf region. The concept of the collegiate EMS system at the university, the factors that mandated the creation of this system, the process steps, the challenges faced, and, finally, the reported outcome have been evaluated. The women-only campus conferred unique challenges and additional pressure during the planning and implementation stages of this project; our system had helped in decreasing response time to medical emergency, provided back up support during mass gathering events in the university, and helped in decreasing the load on other national EMS services.

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EMS operation in a female restricted university, Saudi prospective

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“…However, 35% of participants did not provide CPR when faced with a situation in which it was needed, due to a lack of knowledge, nervousness, and other reasons unspecified by the study [19]. A study published in 2020 showed that more than half of university students in Saudi Arabia (medical and non-medical specialties) had good knowledge of first aid, possibly correlating to higher education [20].…”

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Public Attitude and Knowledge in the Makkah Region Regarding Providing First Aid before and after the COVID-19 Pandemic

Alnofaiey

Alhamyani

et al. 2021

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Aims: To evaluate attitude toward and knowledge of first aid of the public in Makkah region, Saudi Arabia, considering the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on changing perceptions. Study Design: A descriptive cross-sectional study. Place and Duration of Study: Department of Medicine, between June 2020 and November 2021. Methodology: A descriptive cross-sectional study targeted the whole accessible population in Makkah region. All those aged 18 or older living in the region were invited to participate in the survey. Data collection was through an online pre-structured questionnaire from July 15th to August 12th, 2021. It covered sociodemographic data, knowledge, and attitude regarding first aid, and the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic. Results: A total of 1,368 participants met the inclusion criteria. Ages ranged from 18 to 70 years. A total of 1,132 (82.7%) participants had poor knowledge, and 1,028 (75.1%) reported they would help in providing first aid. Conclusion: Despite high motivation and readiness to attain knowledge of first aid, public knowledge was very low. Attitudes were very good, but practice was restricted by some barriers.

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“…In the course of analysing the full texts of the publications, twenty-one studies were discarded due to inadequate methodology or outcomes, and fifteen studies were discarded due to insufficient data. Finally, thirteen studies 26,65,66,[70][71][72][73][74][75][76][77][78][79] remained in this systematic review.…”

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“…Among them, 62.24% were female and 77.67% were medical students. The studies included in this systematic review were conducted in Saudi Arabia (n = 6), 66,[71][72][73][74]77 Pakistan (n = 3), 26,76,79 Syria (n = 2), 65,78 Egypt (n = 1), 70 and Malaysia (n = 1). 75…”

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A systematic review of medical science students' knowledge and related factors towards burns first aids

Otaghvar

Parvizi

Vajargah

et al. 2023

International Wound Journal

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This systematic review aims to examine the knowledge of medical science students about burn first aid. A comprehensive, systematic search was performed in different international electronic databases, such as Scopus, PubMed, Web of Science, and Persian electronic databases such as Iranmedex, and Scientific Information Database (SID) using keywords extracted from Medical Subject Headings such as “Knowledge”, “First aid”, “Medical science student” and “Burn” from the earliest to February 1, 2023. The quality of the studies included in this systematic review was evaluated by using the appraisal tool for cross‐sectional studies (AXIS tool). Thirteen studies had a total of 5046 students studying medical sciences. Among them, 62.24% were female and 77.67% were medical students. The studies included in this systematic review were conducted in Saudi Arabia, Pakistan, Syria, Egypt, and Malaysia. Medical science students' average knowledge of first aid for burns is 56.92 out of 100, which is considered to be a moderate level of knowledge. Factors such as the experience of first aid training, academic year, clinical experience, and economic status had a significant positive relationship with the knowledge of medical science students about first aid for burns. Also, factors such as age, academic specialisation, academic year, information sources, and fathers' occupation had a significant relationship with the knowledge of medical students about first aid for burns. Therefore, it is suggested that healthcare managers and policymakers make the necessary plans to ensure that first aid training courses are implemented during medical science students' studies as a part of their curriculum.

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Knowledge of first aid skills among medical and nonmedical students in Saudi Arabia

Cited by 9 publications

References 4 publications

EMS operation in a female restricted university, Saudi prospective

EMS operation in a female restricted university, Saudi prospective

Public Attitude and Knowledge in the Makkah Region Regarding Providing First Aid before and after the COVID-19 Pandemic

A systematic review of medical science students' knowledge and related factors towards burns first aids

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