School of Public Health and Community Medicine, University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW.
Med J Aust. 2011 Oct 17;195(8):465-8. doi: 10.5694/mja11.10836.
To determine the current level of knowledge of first aid for a burn injury and sources of this knowledge among the general population of New South Wales.
DESIGN, SETTING AND PARTICIPANTS: People aged 16 years or older were interviewed as part of the 2007 NSW Population Health Survey, a continuous telephone survey of NSW residents.
Weighted proportion of the population with optimal first aid knowledge for burns.
In total, 7320 respondents were asked questions related to burn injuries and first aid. Of the surveyed population, 82% reported that they would cool a burn with water, and 9% reported that they would cool the burn for the recommended 20 minutes. Few respondents reported that they would remove the patient's clothing and keep the injured person warm. The most common sources of first aid information were a first aid book (42%) and the internet (33%). Speaking a language other than English at home, and being over 65 years of age were associated with a lack of first aid knowledge.
A minority of people living in NSW know the optimal time for cooling a burn injury and other appropriate first aid steps for burns. This study demonstrates a gap in the public's knowledge, especially among non-English speaking people and older people, and highlights the need for a clear, consistent first aid message.
确定新南威尔士州普通人群对烧伤急救知识的掌握程度以及这些知识的来源。
设计、地点和参与者：作为 2007 年新南威尔士州人口健康调查的一部分，对年龄在 16 岁及以上的人群进行了访谈，该调查是对新南威尔士州居民的连续电话调查。
具有烧伤最佳急救知识的人群的加权比例。
共有 7320 名受访者接受了与烧伤和急救相关的问题调查。在所调查的人群中，82%的人表示会用水冷却烧伤，9%的人表示会冷却烧伤 20 分钟。很少有受访者表示会去除患者的衣物并保持受伤者温暖。最常见的急救信息来源是急救手册（42%）和互联网（33%）。在家中说英语以外的其他语言，以及年龄超过 65 岁与缺乏急救知识相关。
新南威尔士州的少数人知道冷却烧伤损伤的最佳时间以及烧伤的其他适当急救步骤。本研究表明公众的知识存在差距，尤其是在非英语人群和老年人中，这突显了需要明确、一致的急救信息。
