Investigation on training status of first aid in Hangzhou residents

Abstract

Objective To know awareness and training demand of first aid, first aid knowledge and skills to access ways, master status and training status of Hangzhou residents, in order to provide reference for carrying out first aid knowledge and skills training. Methods Descriptive study method and Self-designed questionnaire were used in the investigation. We surveyed five hundreds of Hangzhou residents in a hospital in Hangzhou. Results The awareness and first aid training needs of residents was higher. When they find someone suddenly collapsed to the ground unconscious, 95.80% of residents willing to call for help, 95.20 % of residents considered first aid training is meaningful, ff carried out it, 87.60% of residents willing to participate in. Residents received knowledge of first aid relatively in a simple way, primarily for leisure time reading newspapers, magazines and television which accounted for 69. 80% of all access channels, and through participation in the knowledge of first aid training for people who only 5.40%. Hangzhou residents have a good condition in mastering pre-hospital basic first aid knowledge, but bad in knowledge of cardiopulmonary resuscitation. Respondents knew that chest cardiac compression position, push frequency, push the depth was 10.20%, 17.00%, 13.40%. Low penetration rate of first-aid training. Past 5 years received the knowledge of first aid education or training related to accounting for 10. 60%. Conclusions For the current state of knowledge of first aid, it is urgent to have a training in cardiopulmonary resuscitation for Residents to enhance their cardiopulmonary resuscitation knowledge and skills. Key words: First aid; Training status; Residents