First aid and basic life support training for first year medical students

Altıntaş, Kerim Hakan; Yıldız, Ali Naci; Aslan, Dilek; Özvarış, Şevkat Bahar; Bilir, Nazmi

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“…[2] Another advantage of training students in first aid would be that they can be successful peer first aid trainers for others as opined by 97.7% medical students in Altintaş et al . study[15] and also reported in a Turkish study. [16] These measures will ensure that an increased number of first aid trainers are available at a time of any calamity faced by the people.…”

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confidence: 69%

“…[915] Students in a New Zealand study for example felt that the simulations were a reasonable measure of their abilities and 91% felt that such simulations should be included in their end-of-year assessment. As current medical undergraduate training does not ensure new graduates can intervene effectively in an emergency, these simulation based workshops should be incorporated into the undergraduate curriculum both for education and assessment of competence in emergency management.…”

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Knowledge of first aid skills among students of a medical college in Mangalore city of South India

Joseph

Kumar

Babu

et al. 2014

Ann Med Health Sci Res

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Background:The adequate knowledge required for handling an emergency without hospital setting at the site of the accident or emergency may not be sufficient as most medical schools do not have formal first aid training in the teaching curriculum.Aim:The aim of this study is to assess the level of knowledge of medical students in providing first aid care.Subjects and Methods:This cross-sectional study was conducted during May 2011 among 152 medical students. Data was collected using a self-administered questionnaire. Based on the scores obtained in each condition requiring first aid, the overall knowledge was graded as good, moderate and poor.Results:Only 11.2% (17/152) of the total student participants had previous exposure to first aid training. Good knowledge about first aid was observed in 13.8% (21/152), moderate knowledge in 68.4% (104/152) and poor knowledge in 17.8% (27/152) participants. Analysis of knowledge about first aid management in select conditions found that 21% (32/152) had poor knowledge regarding first aid management for shock and for gastro esophageal reflux disease and 20.4% (31/152) for epistaxis and foreign body in eyes. All students felt that first aid skills need to be taught from the school level onwards and all of them were willing to enroll in any formal first aid training sessions.Conclusion:The level of knowledge about first aid was not good among majority of the students. The study also identified the key areas in which first aid knowledge was lacking. There is thus a need for formal first aid training to be introduced in the medical curriculum.

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Knowledge of first aid skills among students of a medical college in Mangalore city of South India

Joseph

Kumar

Babu

et al. 2014

Ann Med Health Sci Res

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“…ECHR work experience, together with previous healthcare-related education, were both associated with higher training amount and student confidence in own expertise in the included procedures as well, and both were independently important when effects of the concurrent factors were adjusted for. These results were in line with reports from other studies,8 19–22 although some have found no such relationship 12…”

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Extracurricular work experience and its association with training and confidence in emergency medicine procedures among medical students: a cross-sectional study from a Norwegian medical school

Scott

Fredriksen

2022

BMJ Open

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ObjectiveProficiency in basic emergency procedures is important for junior doctors, but the amount of practical exposure may vary. We studied the association between students’ extracurricular healthcare-related (ECHR) work experience and self-reported practical training and confidence in selected emergency medicine procedures.Study designCross-sectional study.Materials and methodsMedical students and first-year graduates answered a Likert-based questionnaire probing self-reported amount of exposure to (‘training amount’) and confidence with selected emergency medicine procedures. Participants also reported ECHR work experience, year of study, previous healthcare-related education, military medic training and participation in the local student association for emergency medicine (Tromsø Acute Medicine Students’ Association (TAMS)). Differences within variables were analysed with independent samples t-tests, and correlation between training amount and confidence was calculated. Analysis of covariance and mixed models were applied to study associations between training amount and confidence, and work experience (primary outcomes) and the other reported factors (secondary outcomes), respectively.Results539 participants responded (70%). Among these, 81% had ECHR work experience. There was a strong correlation (r=0.878) between training amount and confidence. Work experience accounted for 5.9% and 3.5% of the total variance in training amount and confidence (primary outcomes), and respondents with work experience scored significantly higher than respondents without work experience. Year of study, previous education, military medic training and TAMS participation accounted for 49.3%, 8.7%, 6.8% and 23.6%, and 58.5%, 5.1%, 4.7% and 12.3% of the total variance in training amount and confidence, respectively (secondary outcomes). Cohen’s D was 0.48 for training amount and 0.32 for confidence level, suggesting medium and weak medium-sized associations with work experience, respectively.ConclusionECHR work experience is common among medical students and was associated with more training amount and higher confidence in the procedures. Year of study, previous relevant education and TAMS participation, but not military medic training, were also significantly associated with training amount and confidence.

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“…17,18 Desde seu ingresso na faculdade, logo nos primeiros meses, os estudantes já são cobrados pela sociedade e por eles mesmos a agirem como médicos, esperando que tenham as mesmas habilidades de um profissional. 19,20 Por isso, defendemos que o treinamento para o atendimento à PCR faça parte do currículo do curso de medicina, 12 onde o SBV seria ensinado logo no primeiro ano e o SVA mais no final do curso quando o estudante já possui uma carga maior de conhecimento, habilidades e logo estará trabalhando na assistência a pessoas. Entendemos que os cursos do American Heart Association (AHA) -por exemplo, o Basic Life Support (BLS) e o Heart Saver -e da Sociedade Brasileira de Cardiologia (Treinamento de Emergências Cardiovasculares Básico -TECA B) atendem as necessidades do treinamento para profissionais da saúde já formados ou para uma população leiga.…”

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Retenção das Habilidades de Ressuscitação Cardiopulmonar nos Estudantes de Medicina

Moretti¹,

Camboim²,

Ferrandez³

et al. 2021

Arquivos Brasileiros De Cardiologia

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Fundamento: A redução da mortalidade e das sequelas de uma vítima de parada cardíaca depende de um atendimento eficaz, rápido e iniciado o mais precocemente possível. O suporte básico de vida (SBV) compreende uma série de etapas que podem ser iniciadas fora do ambiente hospitalar, e ensinadas para qualquer pessoa em cursos específicos. Porém, é importante que o socorrista retenha o conhecimento e as habilidades, pois nunca se sabe quando será necessário realizar uma ressuscitação cardiopulmonar (RCP). Entretanto, estudos mostram que existe uma perda das habilidades em executar uma RCP já com 30 dias após o treinamento, com variações segundo algumas características das pessoas e da atividade profissional. Objetivo: Avaliar se os estudantes de medicina são capazes de reter as habilidades por mais de seis meses. Métodos: Estudo prospectivo, caso controle, observacional. Estudantes de medicina realizaram um curso sobre morte súbita e parada cardíaca de 40 horas. A avaliação das habilidades foi realizada imediatamente após o curso e seis meses depois. Foram comparadas as notas individuais entre dois momentos, foi avaliada a porcentagem de acerto em cada etapa e uma análise global do atendimento foi classificado como ótimo, bom e ruim. Os avaliadores e critérios foram os mesmos nos dois momentos. Os dados foram analisados pelos teste-t pareado e teste de McNemar, onde para um nível de confiança de 95% o critério para significância foi p < 0,05. Resultados: Cinquenta estudantes (27 do sexo feminino) do primeiro ano, com idade entre 18 e 24 anos (média 21), realizaram o curso. O número de etapas cumpridas de forma correta após seis meses foi significativamente menor que logo após o curso (10,8 vs 12,5 p < 0,001). O sexo e idade não interferiram nos resultados. A qualidade global foi considerada ótima em 78% dos atendimentos realizados logo após o curso, significativamente, maior que os 40% após seis meses (p < 0,01). Após seis meses, maior número de erros foi observado nas etapas relacionadas às habilidades mais práticas (como posicionamento das mãos).Conclusão: Seis meses após o curso observamos uma perda significativa das habilidades, entre estudantes de medicina, prejudicando a eficácia global do atendimento.

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First aid and basic life support training for first year medical students

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Knowledge of first aid skills among students of a medical college in Mangalore city of South India

Knowledge of first aid skills among students of a medical college in Mangalore city of South India

Extracurricular work experience and its association with training and confidence in emergency medicine procedures among medical students: a cross-sectional study from a Norwegian medical school

Retenção das Habilidades de Ressuscitação Cardiopulmonar nos Estudantes de Medicina

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