Awasthi Sadhana, Pamei Gaihemlung, Solanki Hariom K, Kaur Amandeep, Bhatt Maneesh
Department of Community Medicine, Government Medical College, Haldwani, Uttarakhand, India.
J Family Med Prim Care. 2019 Jun;8(6):1994-1998. doi: 10.4103/jfmpc.jfmpc_295_19.
First aid assistance is one of the important life-saving skills. According to World Health Organization, over 50 million people are injured or disabled and over 1.2 million people die following Road Traffic Accident (RTA) every year. Providing the basic care until emergency medical services arrive is the essence of first aid, which will prevent a number of RTA-related mortality and morbidity.
To assess the knowledge, attitude, and practice regarding first aid among the commercial vehicle drivers operating in and from Haldwani.
This was a cross-sectional study conducted among the commercial drivers operating in and from Haldwani Block of Uttarakhand, from November 2018 to January 2019. Participants were selected using consecutive sampling technique. The questionnaire used for data collection was semistructured and pretested.
All participants were male with the mean age (standard deviation) of 40.4 (8.7) years. Overall 96.4% and 81.7% had heard about first aid and the "Good Samaritan" law. Among participants, 96% knew that first aid should be provided immediately and 90.5% were willing to be trained in first aid. First aid kit was available in 84.9% of the vehicles. In total, 211 (91%) participants had attended RTA victim/s in the past, and 192 (91%) of them provided assistance to RTA victims.
Although the study showed a positive attitude toward giving first aid to RTA victims, the knowledge and practice of first aid was not universal.
急救援助是重要的救生技能之一。根据世界卫生组织的数据，每年有超过5000万人在道路交通事故（RTA）中受伤或致残，超过120万人死亡。在紧急医疗服务到达之前提供基本护理是急救的核心，这将预防许多与道路交通事故相关的死亡率和发病率。
评估在哈德瓦尼运营及往返的商用车司机对急救的知识、态度和实践情况。
这是一项横断面研究，于2018年11月至2019年1月在北阿坎德邦哈德瓦尼街区运营及往返的商业司机中进行。采用连续抽样技术选择参与者。用于数据收集的问卷是半结构化的且经过了预测试。
所有参与者均为男性，平均年龄（标准差）为40.4（8.7）岁。总体而言，96.4%和81.7%的人听说过急救和“好撒玛利亚人”法。在参与者中，96%的人知道应立即提供急救，90.5%的人愿意接受急救培训。84.9%的车辆配备了急救箱。总共有211名（91%）参与者过去曾照料过道路交通事故受害者，其中192名（91%）为道路交通事故受害者提供了援助。
尽管该研究显示出对为道路交通事故受害者提供急救的积极态度，但急救知识和实践并不普遍。
