Alqahtani Saad S, Banji David, Banji Otilia J F, Syed Mamoon H, Syed Nabeel Kashan, Meraya Abdulkarim M, Albarraq Ahmed A, Thaibah Hilal A, Khardali Amani, Alhomood Ibrahim A, Mahzari Aeshah M, Alshlali Omaymah M
Department of Pharmacy Practice, College of Pharmacy, Jazan University, Jazan 45142, Saudi Arabia.
Pharmacy Practice Research Unit, College of Pharmacy, Jazan University, Jazan 45142, Saudi Arabia.
Healthcare (Basel). 2022 Nov 7;10(11):2226. doi: 10.3390/healthcare10112226.
First aid is the most basic and life-saving service provided before emergency care is received. This study aimed to assess students' knowledge and attitudes about performing first aid for snakebite emergencies and their perception of snakes. A cross-sectional study was conducted between January and March 2019 among upper-level students (3rd year and above) of health-related courses at Jazan University, Saudi Arabia. Three hundred and nine students from four programs responded to the self-administered questionnaire. The collected data were analyzed using SPSS 23.0. The highest percentage of the study sample comprised pharmacy students (44%), followed by nursing (25.2%), medical (16.8%), and emergency medicine students (13.9%). Overall, the emergency medicine students exhibited greater knowledge of snakebite first aid. However, over three-fourths of the students were unaware of dry bites. Around two-thirds were sure that they should not massage the bite site, while nearly one-fourth were not sure about the use of a tourniquet. The fifth- and sixth-year students had extremely diverse perspectives on snakes. The majority of the participants (92.8%) did not feel good about snakes. However, most of the students (95.2%) wanted to learn about snakebite first aid and overcome their fear of snakes. Overall, the students had a positive attitude towards first aid but lacked knowledge of snakebite emergencies. Public health awareness is required to dispel first-aid myths about snakebites and misconceptions regarding snakes.
急救是在获得紧急护理之前提供的最基本的救命服务。本研究旨在评估学生对蛇咬伤紧急情况进行急救的知识和态度以及他们对蛇的认知。2019年1月至3月，在沙特阿拉伯吉赞大学对健康相关课程的高年级学生（三年级及以上）进行了一项横断面研究。来自四个专业的309名学生回答了自填式问卷。使用SPSS 23.0对收集到的数据进行分析。研究样本中比例最高的是药学专业学生（44%），其次是护理专业（25.2%）、医学专业（16.8%）和急诊医学专业学生（13.9%）。总体而言，急诊医学专业学生对蛇咬伤急救表现出更丰富的知识。然而，超过四分之三的学生不知道干性咬伤。约三分之二的学生确定不应该按摩咬伤部位，而近四分之一的学生不确定是否使用止血带。五年级和六年级的学生对蛇的看法极为多样。大多数参与者（92.8%）对蛇感觉不好。然而，大多数学生（95.2%）想学习蛇咬伤急救知识并克服对蛇的恐惧。总体而言，学生们对急救持积极态度，但缺乏蛇咬伤紧急情况的知识。需要提高公众健康意识，以消除关于蛇咬伤的急救误区和对蛇的误解。
