Level of knowledge of secondary school adolescents and students concerning first aid
Journal Title: Medycyna Ogólna i Nauki o Zdrowiu - Year 2011, Vol 17, Issue 4
Abstract
Introduction: According to the results of studies of public opinion (Center for Public Opinion Research – CBOS 2007), ap- proximately 43% of Poles are still incapable of providing first aid. Why is it so difficult to provide first aid to someone else? There are many causes, of which the primary ones are: fear of assuming responsibility for someone else’s life, concern about inflicting a still greater harm to a victim, counting on someone else to render assistance, concern about legal responsibility, and finally – which is the most important – inability to provide first aid.Objective: The objective of the study was evaluation of the level of knowledge concerning the provision of first aid among adolescents attending secondary general and technical schools and students from universities in the Lublin Region.Material and methods: The study covered 500 schoolchildren attending secondary general and technical schools and university students of various specialties. The precondition of participating in the study was participation in first aid classes within the school curriculum. The research instrument was a test of knowledge concerning first aid. The results of the stud- ies obtained were subjected to statistical analysis.Conclusions: Based on the results of the studies, the following conclusions were drawn: 1) the state of respondents’ knowl- edge concerning first aid was unsatisfactory; 2) the great majority of respondents were of the opinion that the provision of first aid to a victim is not only an obligation, but also a possibility to save someone’s life or health; 3) the respondents evaluated their knowledge of first aid in negative terms; 4) students of all specialties should participate in obligatory classes in first aid during their studies; 5) education in first aid should start in elementary school and be continued through the subsequent years of education and work, each time as reminders of life-saving activities.
Authors and Affiliations
Ewa Chemperek, Mariusz Goniewicz, Anna Włoszczak-Szubzda, Magdalena Wac-Górczyńska, Grzegorz Nowicki, Agnieszka Mikuła-Mazurkiewicz
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