Investigation and analysis on disaster site first aid skills of community healthcare workers

Abstract

Objective The aim of this study was to investigate the status on disaster site first aid skills of community healthcare workers at Hangzhou and to provide medical institution with a reference to train the disaster site first aid skills .Methods The researchers investigated 400 healthcare workers ’ disaster site first aid skills from 8 community health service centers .Results Totals of 373 questionnaires were returned with an effective rate of 93.5%.The average score of disaster site first aid skills of community healthcare workers was （3.83 ±0.28）.The score of using simple breathing bag was （4.33 ±0.70）.The score of performing CPR technique was （4.21 ±0.70）.Logistic regression analysis showed that the influencing factors of disaster site first aid skills were participation in disaster rescue and the male gender （P〈0.05）.100% of the community healthcare workers were interested in learning disaster site first aid skills .93.7% of the community healthcare workers expressed a strong willingness to learn relevant skills .Conclusions The overall level of the disaster site first aid skills of community healthcare workers is not good , but their learning intention are strong .It is necessary to strengthen the disaster site first aid skills training and to take various training programs which cover a wide range of contents , such as disaster rescue simulation exercises , scenario simulation test and participation in the site rescue.Meanwhile, continuing education opportunities should be actively provided to enhance the disaster site first aid skills of community healthcare workers . Key words: Community health care service; Disaster; Data collection; Healthcare professional; On-site first aid skills