Midani Omar, Tillawi Tala, Saqer Ahmad, Hammami Mohammad Bakri, Taifour Hazem, Mohammad Heba
Departments of Basic and Clinical Sciences, College of Medicine, University of Sharjah, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates.
Avicenna J Med. 2019 Jan-Mar;9(1):1-7. doi: 10.4103/ajm.AJM_140_18.
Injury is an important cause of mortality and morbidity. It is the second most common cause of death in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) for the last 15 years, claiming more than 1200 lives annually. Those numbers can be significantly reduced through first aid (FA) education and training. The aim of this study was to investigate the knowledge and attitude toward FA in the UAE.
Self-administered questionnaires were distributed through nonprobability sampling method to more than 500 residents across the UAE, aged at least 30 years. Data collection was conducted between July 20, 2017, and September 20, 2017. The number of participants from each city was proportionate to the population size according to the latest available census.
More than half of the population (54.2%) were not sufficiently knowledgeable about basic FA. Only 33.8% took an FA course. Age of the participants, higher education, and taking FA courses significantly increased the knowledge about basic FA information. Most of the population showed positive attitude toward FA and were willing to take an FA course in the future.
The knowledge about FA in the UAE population is limited. FA courses must be made more accessible for the population and updated at frequent intervals. More emphasis should be given to basic FA information.
伤害是导致死亡和发病的重要原因。在过去15年里，它是阿拉伯联合酋长国（阿联酋）第二大常见死因，每年夺去超过1200人的生命。通过急救（FA）教育和培训，这些数字可以显著降低。本研究的目的是调查阿联酋居民对急救的知识和态度。
通过非概率抽样方法，向阿联酋500多名年龄至少30岁的居民发放了自填式问卷。数据收集于2017年7月20日至2017年9月20日进行。根据最新的人口普查，每个城市的参与者数量与人口规模成比例。
超过一半的人口（54.2%）对基本急救知识了解不足。只有33.8%的人参加过急救课程。参与者的年龄、高等教育程度以及参加急救课程显著增加了对基本急救信息的了解。大多数人对急救持积极态度，并愿意在未来参加急救课程。
阿联酋居民对急救的知识有限。必须让更多人能够参加急救课程，并定期更新课程内容。应更加重视基本急救信息。
