Feasibility of life-supporting first-aid (LSFA) training as a mandatory subject in primary schools

Uray, Thomas; Lunzer, Andreas; Ochsenhofer, Andreas; Thanikkel, Leo; Zingerle, Robert; Lillie, P. E.; Brandl, Edith; Sterz, Fritz

doi:10.1016/s0300-9572(03)00233-8

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“…In most cases, the parents had a positive attitude: in the case of prevention, the ratio of affirmative answers was 89.7%, while regarding first-aid it was 70.5%. The literature reported similar results [23][24][25][26]. We also taught first aid for kindergarten children earlier [27].…”

Section: Accident Prevention and First Aid Education In Kindergartensupporting

confidence: 59%

Accident prevention and first aid knowledge among preschool children's parents

Bánfai¹,

Deutsch²,

Pék³

et al. 2015

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Section: Accident Prevention and First Aid Education In Kindergartensupporting

confidence: 59%

Accident prevention and first aid knowledge among preschool children's parents

Bánfai¹,

Deutsch²,

Pék³

et al. 2015

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“…In a study from Austria, it was found that training is a feasible proposition for as young as 9 -12-year olds who might well be in a position to save the lives of cardiac-arrest victims. And it was recommended that future training sessions should determine the impact of repeated courses and the findings should be used to convince politicians and administrators of the need of LSFA training as a mandatory subject in schools [22].…”

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confidence: 99%

First Aid Knowledge and Attitude of Secondary School Students in Saudi Arabia

Mobarak¹,

Afifi²,

Qulali³

2015

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Background: Increasing the number of qualified people, including school students who can play a significant role in first-aid (FA) and basic life support (BLS) arena is a public health demand. Aim: To assess the awareness of Saudi secondary school students regarding FA and BLS. Methodology: 360 male secondary school children in Taif, Saudi Arabia were surveyed. Results: The mean students' age was 17.4 ± 1.21 years. The mean participants' FA knowledge score was 64.8% ± 11%. Generally, trained students reported both better FA knowledge and skills than untrained counterparts; for 79.6% trained-compared to 53.7% untrained-students recorded such score > 70% [χ 2 (df 1) = 11.60, p < 0.001]. The younger the age was, the higher opportunity to record a high score (>70%) [62.3% <17 y vs. 49.3% ≥17 y, χ 2 (df 1) = 5.90, p = 0.02] was. Trained students better deal with critical cases, bleeding and bodily injury compared to untrained peers [89.8% vs. 55.9%, χ 2 (df 1) = 20.3, p < 0.001; 83.7% vs. 58.2%, χ 2 (df 1) = 11.62, p = 0.04; 81.6% vs. 67.2%, χ 2 (df 1) = 4.13, p = 0.04, respectively]. Only 37.2% of schools had FA incorporated in the education curriculum. Eventually, FA training and the presence of FA group were significant predictors for improved FA knowledge among students [odds ratio (OR) 3.35, 95% CI 1.60 -7.06; OR 2.28, 95% CI 1.34 -3.95, respectively). Conclusions: First-aid training is crucial to enhance school children's FA skills and to thrust their contribution to health emergency control efforts. Incorporating FA training within the educational curriculum of Saudi schools is a step forward to disseminate FA message in the community.

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“…recognising cardiac arrest -particularly, training in recognising 'agonal breathing' activating assistance -knowing the emergency number interacting with the emergency dispatch centre -following instructions given on the phone high-quality chest compressions A basic understanding of the (patho-)physiology of the circulatory system can be communicated to every age group [31]. It is important to convey the fact that bystanders at the event are relatives or friends of the victim in >80% of cases of cardiac arrest.…”

Section: Content Of Training Eventsmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…After very little training, children are already able to use an automated external defibrillator (AED) safely from the age of 6 years [31,[40][41][42]. Even without prior training, 45% of 12-14-year-old pupils knew what an AED was [42].…”

Section: Content Of Training Eventsmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Even schoolchildren aged 6-7 years were able to make an emergency call and use an AED correctly after a brief prior training without any problems. According to the authors, use of an AED was as easy for the 6-7-year-olds as using a TV remote control [31]. It is therefore possible to include an AED in resuscitation teaching in schools.…”

Section: Content Of Training Eventsmentioning

confidence: 99%

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