Karabuk University Teaching and Training Hospital, Karabuk 78050, Turkey.
Karabuk University, Health Sciences Faculty, Nursing Department, Karabuk, Turkey.
Burns. 2020 Sep;46(6):1436-1443. doi: 10.1016/j.burns.2020.01.009. Epub 2020 Feb 1.
Recommended first aid approaches on burn injuries and wounds are highly effective to reduce complications and improve positive patient outcomes. However, traditional practices can be harmful for wound healing and increase infection risks. Therefore, the present study is aimed at determining Turkish people's traditional and modern first aid practices in burn injuries and wound.
This population-based descriptive study included 544 participants. Data was collected via questionnaire form.
In this study, the most frequent cases that received first aid were cut wounds (56%) and burn injuries (22%). Most of participants (71.7% for burn injuries, 93.9% for open wound, 53% for closed wound) used modern first aid practices. However, some participants believed in the efficiency of traditional remedies in burn injuries and wounds and learned from family elders. In addition, it was found that educational status influenced belief in the effectiveness of traditional practices and that the conditions receiving first aid varied according to age and gender (p < 0.05).
We believe that more individuals (especially, older and female participants) should be contacted in order to provide first aid training and disseminate recommended practices on first aid. Further comprehensive studies are indicated to improve the quality of healthcare and to determine the needs and reasons to Turkish peoples choose of traditional practices.
推荐的烧伤和创伤急救方法可有效减少并发症，改善患者预后。然而，传统的急救方法可能会对伤口愈合有害，并增加感染风险。因此，本研究旨在确定土耳其人在烧伤和创伤方面的传统急救和现代急救实践。
本研究为基于人群的描述性研究，共纳入 544 名参与者。通过问卷调查收集数据。
本研究中，接受急救的最常见情况是割伤（56%）和烧伤（22%）。大多数参与者（烧伤患者中 71.7%、开放性创伤患者中 93.9%、闭合性创伤患者中 53%）采用现代急救方法。然而，一些参与者相信传统疗法在烧伤和创伤中的有效性，并从长辈那里学习相关知识。此外，研究还发现，教育程度影响人们对传统疗法有效性的信念，而接受急救的情况则因年龄和性别而异（p<0.05）。
我们认为，应该接触更多的人（特别是年龄较大和女性参与者），提供急救培训，并宣传推荐的急救实践。需要进一步开展全面的研究，以提高医疗保健质量，并确定土耳其人选择传统疗法的需求和原因。
