Singh Aprajita, Ghosh Dhruv, Samuel Clarence, Bhatti William
Department of Paediatric Surgery, Christian Medical College and Hospital, Ludhiana, Punjab, India.
J Indian Assoc Pediatr Surg. 2010 Oct;15(4):129-32. doi: 10.4103/0971-9261.72435.
Foreign body aspiration (FBA) is one of the main causes of accidental death in childhood. This study was designed to evaluate the level of awareness of FBA and its resultant dangers in the community.
Sixty-three primary caregivers were interviewed about their awareness of FBA, its attendant dangers, preventive measures taken, and how will they take care of a child in the event of a FBA according to an agreed protocol.
Awareness levels about FBA were abysmally low in the population that was studied. Twenty-five percentage of the study population had not heard about this condition, and 46% could not recognize a FBA if it happened. Also, 76% of the study group did not know about the attendant dangers of this condition.
There is a dire need to spread awareness about both prevention and treatment of this morbid condition. Health care professionals need to increase their efforts to spread more knowledge in the community about FBA.
异物吸入(FBA)是儿童意外死亡的主要原因之一。本研究旨在评估社区对FBA及其所致危险的认知水平。
根据商定的方案,对63名主要照料者进行了访谈,询问他们对FBA的认知、其伴随的危险、采取的预防措施,以及在发生FBA时他们将如何照顾孩子。
在所研究的人群中,对FBA的认知水平极低。25%的研究人群从未听说过这种情况,46%的人在FBA发生时无法识别。此外,76%的研究组不知道这种情况的伴随危险。
迫切需要传播有关这种病态情况的预防和治疗的知识。医疗保健专业人员需要加大力度,在社区传播更多有关FBA的知识。