Readiness to Life Threatening Emergencies in Secondary Schools: A Trial on Skills Among Students and Staff, Jeddah, 2017
Journal Title: International Journal of Medical Research Professionals - Year 2017, Vol 3, Issue 6
Abstract
Background: Every child on earth is valued. Children are more vulnerable and have a high risk of unintentional injuries because their bodies and behaviors are still developing. Surprisingly, many schools do not employ nurses leaving teachers and other staff in charge of first-aid, cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR), and automated external defibrillators (AED) before the arrival of emergency medical services personnel. Objective: To assess the effectiveness of first-aid/CPR/AED training programs on the skills of public secondary schools students and staff and their impact on life-threatening emergencies in Jeddah in 2017. Methodology: We conducted a quasi-experimental study of 316 public secondary schools' staff and students. This was a multistage stratified cluster random sampling. A checklist of heart saver first-aid/ CPR/AED was used by qualified instructors to evaluate the students’ and teachers’ skills. The intervention included a lecture, video, and practical sessions on first-aid and BLS training. This was used to evaluate the school's staff and students before, at the time, and after two months after training. We used a Chi-Square X2 and Cochran's Q-test to analyzing scores obtained by the study group. P-values < 0.05 considered as significant results at 95% CI. Results: The total response rate in girls' school was (93.98%). This was (97.33%) in boys' school. Most schools' staff and students did all tasks correctly in Post-test 1. In Post-test 2, both groups showed a significant reduction in the skills related to CPR for adults, children, and infants. On the other hand, the percentages of those who removed gloves and stopped bleeding correctly maintained a higher level in Post-test 2 without any significant difference (p>0.05). Conclusion: The effect of heart saver first-aid/CPR/AED training programs on schools' staff and students leads to significant skills improvement. There was a slight decline in the skills afterward. The students had better skill retention than staff.
Authors and Affiliations
Soha A. Alhazza Alghamdi, Adel M. Ibrahim, Iman Wahby, Sulufa Alqutub
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- EP ID EP548765
- DOI 10.21276/ijmrp.2017.3.6.036
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