AlSabah Salman, Al Haddad Eliana, AlSaleh Fahd
Kuwait University, Mubarak Al-Kabeer Hospital, Kuwait City, Kuwait.
Al Amiri Hospital, Mubarak Al-Kabeer Hospital, Kuwait City, Kuwait.
Ann Med Surg (Lond). 2018 Oct 24;36:67-70. doi: 10.1016/j.amsu.2018.10.013. eCollection 2018 Dec.
Bleeding due to unintentional injuries are a leading cause of death in the younger population. The immediate involvement of lay bystanders has been proven to be imperative in outcomes, however, there still is less than 30% of out-of-hospital resuscitation attempts initiated by them.
The Stop the Bleed campaign was initiated in Kuwait in September-2017, with the aim to raise awareness and train the general public on emergency situations. A survey questionnaire was distributed to a sample of 150 participants to assess their comprehension.
A total of 1531 participants were trained by the campaign. More than half of the participants have had no previous training of any sort for emergency situations, with the majority (86%) of those queered expressing desire to learn about how to deal with trauma and bleeding cases. After training, most participants were able to demonstrate knowledge of how to deal with unstoppable bleeding, know where and when to place a tourniquet, knew how to respond to epistaxis, and the ability to recognize signs of internal bleeding, with 89% expressing that the 'Stop the Bleed' campaign was useful for promoting health and raising awareness on safety of individuals.
With the appropriate first-aid training and skill retention, lay members of the public can potentially contribute to a positive and important post-trauma medical response.
意外伤害导致的出血是年轻人群死亡的主要原因。事实证明，现场旁观者的及时介入对结果至关重要，然而，由他们发起的院外复苏尝试仍不到30%。
2017年9月在科威特发起了“止血行动”，旨在提高公众对紧急情况的认识并对其进行培训。向150名参与者发放了调查问卷以评估他们的理解情况。
该行动共培训了1531名参与者。超过一半的参与者此前没有接受过任何紧急情况方面的培训，其中大部分（86%）表示希望学习如何处理创伤和出血病例。培训后，大多数参与者能够展示如何处理无法止血的情况、知道在何处以及何时使用止血带、知道如何应对鼻出血以及识别内出血迹象的知识，89%的人表示“止血行动”有助于促进健康并提高个人安全意识。
通过适当的急救培训和技能保持，公众成员有可能为创伤后的积极且重要的医疗反应做出贡献。
