Cognition about First Aid Education in Elementary School Students

Abstract

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to provide basic data to develop first aid education programs for elementary school students. Method: A self-report questionnaire was used to collect data from 720 5th and 6th grade elementary school students. Results: 1) The mean score for cognition of first aid education of the students was high with a score of 2.64 (±.30). 2) The mean scores for the 11 categories were, 「Fire & Burns」, 2.78 (±.40), 「Poisoning」, 2.77 (±.47), 「Thermal injuries」, 2.75 (±.51), 「Rescue & moving」, 2.73 (±.37), 「Bites」, 2.72 (±.44), 「General first aid」, 2.64 (±.37), 「Wounds」, 2.59 (±.39), 「Removing foreign bodies」, 2.58 (±.46), 「Cardiopulmonary resuscitation」, 2.57 (±.59), and「Musculoskeletal injuries」and 「Others」, 2.54 (±.51, ±.53). 3) There was a significant difference in the cognition of first aid education according to student's gender (t=-3.012, p=.003), and judgement about the emergency situation (F=3.411, p=.034). Conclusion: The results indicate the necessity of developing effective first aid education programs for elementary school students.