Teaching basic life support to school children using medical students and teachers in a ‘peer-training’ model—Results of the ‘ABC for life’ programme

Toner, P. G.; Connolly, Michael; Laverty, Leanne; McGrath, Patrice; Connolly, Deirdre; McCluskey, David

doi:10.1016/j.resuscitation.2007.03.009

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“…Due to the administrative limitation that boys and girls schools are strictly separated in Saudi Arabia, and probably the need to have allocated double amount of resources and time to cover up both sexes, only boys were accessible to us in this research. Based on the findings of this study, it is strongly recommended that an integrated plan including both theoretical and practical training using the "ABC" simplified program [30] in FA tailored to students should be included in the educational material of the secondary schools. Conducting a pilot endeavor of the feasibility of implementing the pyramidal training approach on FA starting by the medical students at the top of the pyramid through the teachers as the body of the pyramid and ending with the students as its base is worthwhile contemplation.…”

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“…Doing so, it was found that the teachers did not have enough knowledge about first aid and it was recommended that training program on first aid targeting school teachers should be established and incorporated in the curriculum of the teachers' preparation [29]. In an interesting endeavor in Ireland to benefit from the basics of the "ABC for life" (airway-breathing-circulation) program which was designed to facilitate the wider dissemination of BLS skills in the population [30], a follow up assessment demonstrated that using this program for 10-12-year old children enables performing and retaining these vital skills, thanks to the use of a pyramidal teaching approach involving medical students and teachers. The lesson learnt is that previously trained teachers by medical students can teach BLS effectively to their primary school children, an experiment that could be extended to involve other school children in all stages.…”

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

Mobarak¹,

Afifi²,

Qulali³

2015

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“…(27,28) Secondary school teachers, previously trained in basic cardiopulmonary resuscitation (b-CPR) could teach the skills effectively to 14-16-year-old students using PROCES. …”

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Nigerian Public Primary and Secondary School Teachers’ Knowledge and Attitude Towards Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation.

Onyeaso.¹,

Onyeaso.²

2017

IJAR

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Objective: To assess the Nigerian primary and secondary school teachers' knowledge and attitude towards cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR). Methodology: A questionnaire-based cross-sectional study of Post NCE Sandwich students (primary and secondary school teachers) involving 322 -213(71%) females and 87(29%) males aged 22-60 years from 14 out of the 36 States of the Federal Republic of Nigeria. Originally, 325 copies of the questionnaire were distributed, giving a response rate of 92%. The data was analyzed using both descriptive and non-parametric statistics with statistical significance set at P < 0.05. Results: 64.29% gave wrong answers to questions on CPR knowledge with rejection of the null hypothesis on their CPR knowledge, meaning that the participants significantly had poor knowledge of CPR (P <.05) while 79.9% showed positive attitude towards CPR with the null hypothesis on their attitude towards CPR (meaning that the teachers significantly wanted CPR teaching and training in Nigerian schools, P< .05).

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“…In developed countries, this issue has been tackled by incorporating elements of Basic Life Support in school curriculum and teaching BLS to school teachers (11)(12). In certain countries, it has been made compulsory for the …”

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A study evaluating the awareness among general population towards common medical emergencies

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Background: Basic life support has been found to be lifesaving in common medical emergencies. The level of awareness about emergency care in general population and the approach of the common people with regards to common medical emergencies is an important determinant of positive outcome.Methods: This study was conducted in 445 participants randomly selected from visitors of our outpatient department, to study the awareness in general public about the medical emergencies and basic life support skills.Results: This study was conducted in 445 participants randomly selected from visitors of our outpatient department, to study the awareness in general public about the medical emergencies and basic life support skills.Conclusions: Awareness about common medical emergencies is low in general public and there is a need to devise strategies to improve this awareness.

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Teaching basic life support to school children using medical students and teachers in a ‘peer-training’ model—Results of the ‘ABC for life’ programme

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

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

Nigerian Public Primary and Secondary School Teachers’ Knowledge and Attitude Towards Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation.

A study evaluating the awareness among general population towards common medical emergencies

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