Khan Afrasyab, Shaikh Sumaira, Shuaib Fawad, Sattar Ahsan, Samani Saira Aziz, Shabbir Quratulain, Rasheed Ameer Zaighum
The Aga Khan University, Medical College, Stadium Road, Karachi, Pakistan.
J Pak Med Assoc. 2010 Jan;60(1):68-72.
To assess knowledge, attitude and practices of first aid measures in undergraduate students of Karachi.
A cross-sectional study was carried out at six colleges of Karachi, three of which were medical colleges and three non-medical colleges. Knowledge was assessed regarding various emergency situations with the help of a questionnaire. The target population size was 460, based on 50% prevalence and 95% confidence interval. The eventual sample size achieved was 446.
A total of 446 students were interviewed. Seventy eight students (17.5%) had formal First Aid (FA) training. The mean number of correct answers of students with FA training was 10.3 (+/- 3.5) as opposed to 8.58 (+/- 4.0) in those without FA training (p < 0.001, 95% CI) with a mean difference of 7.84%. The mean number of correct answers by medical students with FA training was 11.2 (+/- 2.9) as opposed to 7.2 (+/- 3.43) by non-medical students (p < 0.001, 95% CI) with a mean difference of 18.14%. Students having received formal first aid training scored better than those who had not (p < 0.001).
First aid training programmes should be introduced at school and college level in developing countries to decrease the early mortality and morbidity of accidents and emergencies.
评估卡拉奇市本科生对急救措施的知识、态度和实践情况。
在卡拉奇市的六所学院开展了一项横断面研究，其中三所是医学院，三所是非医学院。借助问卷评估学生对各种紧急情况的知识掌握情况。根据50%的患病率和95%的置信区间，目标人群规模为460人。最终获得的样本量为446人。
共采访了446名学生。78名学生（17.5%）接受过正规急救培训。接受过急救培训的学生正确答案的平均数量为10.3（±3.5），未接受过急救培训的学生为8.58（±4.0）（p<0.001，95%置信区间），平均差异为7.84%。接受过急救培训的医学生正确答案的平均数量为11.2（±2.9），非医学生为7.2（±3.43）（p<0.001，95%置信区间），平均差异为18.14%。接受过正规急救培训的学生得分高于未接受过培训的学生（p<0.001）。
发展中国家应在中小学和大学阶段推行急救培训项目，以降低事故和紧急情况导致的早期死亡率和发病率。
