Can first aid training encourage individuals’ propensity to act in an emergency situation? A pilot study

Oliver, Emily; Cooper, Jane; McKinney, David

doi:10.1136/emermed-2012-202191

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“…Research suggests that such discussions can decrease people's fear of emergency situations and increase their propensity to act (Oliver, Cooper, and McKinney, 2014). Research suggests that such discussions can decrease people's fear of emergency situations and increase their propensity to act (Oliver, Cooper, and McKinney, 2014).…”

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“…While it is difficult to predict whether someone will experience fears related to performing first aid, some training schemes have begun to include discussions of potential fears and worries. Research suggests that such discussions can decrease people's fear of emergency situations and increase their propensity to act (Oliver, Cooper, and McKinney, 2014). Whether they are able to change actual helping behaviour remains unclear.…”

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Mapping the public first‐aid training landscape: a scoping review

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While the public can play a vital role in saving lives during emergencies, intervention is only effective if people have the skills, confidence, and willingness to help. This review employs a five-stage framework to systematically analyse first aid and emergency helping literature from 22 countries (predominately in Asia, Australia, Europe, and the United States). The review covers 54 articles that investigate public first-aid knowledge and uptake of first-aid training (40); public confidence in first-aid skills and willingness to help during an emergency (21); and barriers to or enablers of learning first aid and delivering first aid in an emergency (25). The findings identify high levels of perceived knowledge, confidence, and willingness to help, supporting the contention that the public can play a vital role during an emergency. However, the findings also point to low uptake levels, low tested skill-specific knowledge, and barriers to learning first aid and helping, indicating that the first-aid training landscape is in need of improvement.

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“…The willingness, frequency and quality of first aid provision is low worldwide but can be increased with effective training. [1][2][3] After being alerted to a situation where first aid is required, the emergency call dispatcher can encourage bystanders to act on their prior knowledge. 4 Sometimes children are the first people to the scene of an emergency situation.…”

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‘The year of first aid’: effectiveness of a 3-day first aid programme for 7-14-year-old primary school children

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Aim of the studyBystanders can play an important role in the event of sudden injury or illness. Our aim was to evaluate the effects of a 3-day first aid course for all primary school age groups (7–14 years old).Methods582 school children were involved in the study. Training consisted of three sessions with transfer of theoretical knowledge and practical skills about first aid. The following most urgent situations were addressed in our study: adult basic life support (BLS), using an automated external defibrillator (AED), handling an unconscious patient, managing bleeding and calling the ambulance. Data collection was made with a questionnaire developed for the study and observation. Students were tested before, immediately after and 4 months after training. Results were considered significant in case of p<0.05.ResultsPrior to training there was a low level of knowledge and skills on BLS, management of the unconscious patient, use of an AED and management of bleeding. Knowledge and skills improved significantly in all of these categories (p<0.01) and remained significantly higher than the pre-test level at 4 months after training (p<0.01). Younger children overall performed less well than older children, but significantly improved over the pre-test level both immediately and 4 months after training (p<0.01). Prior first aid training was associated with knowledge of the correct ambulance number (p=0.015) and management of bleeding (p=0.041). Prior to training, age was associated with pre-test knowledge and skills of all topics (p<0.01); after training, it was only associated with AED use (p<0.001). There was a significant correlation between the depth of chest compression and children’s age, weight, height and body mass index (p<0.001). Ventilation depended on the same factors (p<0.001).ConclusionChildren aged 7–14 years are able to perform basic life-saving skills. Knowledge retention after 4 months is good for skills, but thinking in algorithms is difficult for these children.

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“…This is evident in guidelines for first aid and resuscitation, produced in 2015 by ILCOR (ILCOR, 2015) which focus heavily on evidence which supports particular medical interventions, but seriously lack evidence on the preparedness of responders or even on lay responder recognition of emergencies (Pellegrino, Oliver & Freshour, 2016). To the extent that behavioural considerations are seen as crucial in first aid education (Oliver, Cooper & McKinney, 2014), skills-based research may fail to accurately assess whether those possessing first aid skills would actually use them in real life situations.…”

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“…Although it could be argued that these studies lack consistency of measurement both regarding skills and confidence, they nonetheless point to inadequacies in knowledge in resuscitation and how to treat injuries, which could be directly relevant to the effectiveness or quality of education that learners have received. This need for better first aid education is supported by studies of behaviour change which tell us that educational approaches incorporating confidence and willingness building techniques can improve rates of intention to act in an emergency situation (Oliver, Cooper & McKinney, 2014).…”

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Can first aid training encourage individuals’ propensity to act in an emergency situation? A pilot study

Abstract: Activities which allow the learner to explore and discuss behaviour in an emergency situation can effectively increase the learner's propensity to act. First aid education should be expanded to support the learner to develop both the skill and the will to help.

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Mapping the public first‐aid training landscape: a scoping review

Mapping the public first‐aid training landscape: a scoping review

‘The year of first aid’: effectiveness of a 3-day first aid programme for 7-14-year-old primary school children

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