Turikumwe Jean d'Amour, Uhawenimana Thierry Claudien
School of Nursing and Midwifery, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Rwanda, Kigali, Rwanda.
Rwanda J Med Health Sci. 2024 Mar 31;7(1):36-45. doi: 10.4314/rjmhs.v7i1.3. eCollection 2024 Mar.
Basic life support (BLS) refers to a package of care that first responders provide to anyone experiencing a life-threatening condition to increase the victim's chance of survival. Globally, 92% of people who had out-of-hospital cardiac arrest died due to limited provision of BLS, therefore, there is a need to assess the awareness and attitude of the general public towards BLS, such as taxi drivers.
A quantitative, analytical study that involved 327 drivers recruited from three different bus stations in Kigali city was undertaken and binary logistic regression was used for statistical analysis.
The current study found that 19.5% of company bus drivers were aware of basic life support, and 29% had a positive attitude. However, none of the participants had a basic emergency kit in their buses. Having basic life support training, (AOR=7.853:95%CI: 1.326-10.413) and previous involvement in accidents (AOR=4.321:95% CI 1.163-4.628) were significantly associated with basic life support awareness.
Kigali city in collaboration with Rwanda Utilities Regulatory Authority need to devise ways bus drivers can be trained in basic life support. In addition, there is a need for every bus permitted to work in transportation sectors to get a basic life support kit.
基础生命支持（BLS）是指急救人员为任何处于危及生命状况的人提供的一系列护理措施，以增加受害者的生存机会。在全球范围内，92% 的院外心脏骤停患者因基础生命支持措施有限而死亡，因此，有必要评估公众，如出租车司机，对基础生命支持的认知和态度。
开展了一项定量分析研究，从基加利市三个不同的公交站招募了327名司机，并使用二元逻辑回归进行统计分析。
当前研究发现，19.5% 的公司公交车司机知晓基础生命支持，29% 持积极态度。然而，所有参与者的公交车上均未配备基本急救箱。接受过基础生命支持培训（AOR = 7.853：95% CI：1.326 - 10.413）以及此前曾参与事故（AOR = 4.321：95% CI 1.163 - 4.628）与基础生命支持认知显著相关。
基加利市需要与卢旺达公用事业监管局合作，设计出培训公交车司机基础生命支持技能的方法。此外，每个获准在运输部门工作的公交车都需要配备一个基础生命支持急救箱。
