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Investigation on Level of First Aid Knowledge among Undergraduates

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  06 May 2019

Lin Run ,
Wang AoYu ,
Chen Yaqi ,
Lai Enjiang  and
Hu Hai
Lin Run
Affiliation:
West China Medical School of Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
Wang AoYu
Affiliation:
West China Medical School of Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
Chen Yaqi
Affiliation:
West China Medical School of Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
Lai Enjiang
Affiliation:
West China Medical School of Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
Hu Hai
Affiliation:
Emergency Office of West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China China International Emergency Medical Team (Sichuan), Chengdu, China Chinese National Comprehensive Emergency Medical Rescue Base, Chengdu, China
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Abstract

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Introduction:

First aid in a short time is the key to saving lives. As undergraduates step into society, they should have enough ability to save others. As a result, first aid knowledge and training are essential for them.

Aim:

To investigate the cognition level of the first aid knowledge among undergraduates, and to improve the training for undergraduates.

Methods:

A questionnaire was designed for this study. It includes the basic information of the test subjects, attitude towards first aid, level of first aid knowledge, etc. The subjects of the questionnaire were mainly undergraduates in Sichuan province.

Results:

There were 302 valid questionnaires. The percent correct of the first aid basic knowledge quiz was only 47.62%. Using Chi-Square tests to analyze, medical education can make a significant difference in the level of first aid knowledge. (Chi-Square=251.004, P<0.01) Additionally, 78.81% of undergraduates thought it was significant to learn and master first aid knowledge, and the most common way to learn first aid knowledge was through university (81.46%).

Discussion:

Universities should strengthen the training for undergraduates to improve their first aid skills. This is a feasible approach to promote a public level of first aid knowledge.

Type
Poster Presentations
Information
Prehospital and Disaster Medicine , Volume 34 , Issue s1: Abstracts of Poster-Presentations-WADEM Congress on Disaster and Emergency Medicine 2019 , May 2019 , pp. s143 - s144
Copyright
© World Association for Disaster and Emergency Medicine 2019