Asiri Ashwaq Y, Alamri Ali M, Alharthi Abdulkareem F, Alharbi Asma M, Alanazi Abeer B, Alawami Furqan H, Albalawi Hadeel M, Alarki Mahmoud A, Alothman Norah A, Alokasi Nouf Y, Alyami Reema H, Aldossari Raida H, Omar Rawan N, Hakami Rafeef A, Alrumaih Suha A
Ophthalmology, College of Medicine, King Khalid University, Abha, SAU.
Medicine and Surgery, Bisha University, Bisha, SAU.
Cureus. 2024 Sep 29;16(9):e70428. doi: 10.7759/cureus.70428. eCollection 2024 Sep.
Introduction Chemical injuries are considered to be one of the true ocular emergencies that require years of visual rehabilitation in addition to immediate medical intervention to maintain eyesight. Thus, it is imperative that medical professionals and the general public are both aware of the damage and how to treat it. Objective The current study's objectives were to determine what influences students' understanding of ocular first aid in trauma scenarios and to evaluate the degree of knowledge among health university students at King Khalid University. Methodology Between April 25, 2024, and June 25, 2024, King Khalid University of Saudi Arabia hosted a descriptive cross-sectional study aimed at medical students. Following a thorough examination of the literature and consultation with an expert, the study researchers created an online questionnaire to gather the data. Students' academic and demographic information, their source of information, and their understanding of ocular chemical damage were all included in the final questionnaire. Using social media sites, the completed questionnaire was posted online until no further responses could be found. Results A total of 358 health science students completed the study survey; their ages ranged from 18 to 30 years, with a mean age of 23.5±2.4 years. A total of 55 (15.4%) students were in their pre-clinical years, 199 (55.6%) were in their clinical years, and 104 (29.1%) were medical interns. A total of 152 (42.5%) students had an overall good knowledge of ocular chemical injuries, while most of them (57.5%; 206) had an overall poor knowledge level. As for students' sources of information, the most reported were their study curricula (46.9%), internet (22.4%), doctors (11.8%), family (9.8%), and friends (8.7%), while 1.2% had no specific source. Males and being in the clinical years were significantly associated with high knowledge (p<0.05). Conclusion According to the study, male students in clinical study years had the greatest level of understanding regarding eye chemical injury and related first aid, while health science students had the least amount of information overall.
引言 化学性眼外伤被认为是真正的眼科急症之一，除了立即进行医学干预以维持视力外，还需要数年的视力康复治疗。因此，医学专业人员和普通公众都必须了解此类损伤及其治疗方法。
目的 本研究的目的是确定哪些因素影响学生对创伤场景中眼外伤急救的理解，并评估哈立德国王大学健康科学专业学生的知识水平。
方法 2024年4月25日至2024年6月25日期间，沙特阿拉伯哈立德国王大学针对医学生开展了一项描述性横断面研究。在全面查阅文献并咨询专家后，研究人员创建了一份在线问卷来收集数据。最终问卷包括学生的学业和人口统计学信息、信息来源以及他们对眼部化学损伤的理解。通过社交媒体网站，将填好的问卷发布在网上，直到无法获得更多回复。
结果 共有358名健康科学专业学生完成了研究调查；他们的年龄在18至30岁之间，平均年龄为23.5±2.4岁。共有55名（15.4%）学生处于临床前阶段，199名（55.6%）处于临床阶段，104名（29.1%）是医学实习生。共有152名（42.5%）学生对眼部化学损伤总体了解良好，而大多数学生（57.5%；206名）总体知识水平较差。至于学生的信息来源，最常提到的是他们的学习课程（46.9%）、互联网（22.4%）、医生（11.8%）、家人（9.8%）和朋友（8.7%），而1.2%的学生没有特定信息来源。男性以及处于临床阶段与高知识水平显著相关（p<0.05）。
结论 根据该研究，临床学习阶段的男学生对眼部化学损伤及相关急救的理解水平最高，而健康科学专业学生总体信息最少。
