Abstract
BackgroundBleeding due to unintentional injuries are a leading cause of death in the younger population. The immediate involvement of lay bystanders has been proven to be imperative in outcomes, however, there still is less than 30% of out-of-hospital resuscitation attempts initiated by them.Study designThe Stop the Bleed campaign was initiated in Kuwait in September-2017, with the aim to raise awareness and train the general public on emergency situations. A survey questionnaire was distributed to a sample of 150 participants to assess their comprehension.ResultsA total of 1531 participants were trained by the campaign. More than half of the participants have had no previous training of any sort for emergency situations, with the majority (86%) of those queered expressing desire to learn about how to deal with trauma and bleeding cases. After training, most participants were able to demonstrate knowledge of how to deal with unstoppable bleeding, know where and when to place a tourniquet, knew how to respond to epistaxis, and the ability to recognize signs of internal bleeding, with 89% expressing that the ‘Stop the Bleed’ campaign was useful for promoting health and raising awareness on safety of individuals.ConclusionWith the appropriate first-aid training and skill retention, lay members of the public can potentially contribute to a positive and important post-trauma medical response.
Highlights
Unintentional injuries are the leading cause of death among those that are 1–44 years of age in the United States, resulting in approximately 2.6 million hospitalizations, 34.9 million emergency room visits and 87.6 million medical office visits per year [1]
With the introduction of cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) and basic life support (BLS) in the 1960's [2], these numbers have improved significantly, when it came to looking at the involvement of the general public in assisting with injuries, there still is less than 30% of out-of-hospital resuscitation attempts initiated by lay bystanders
More than 45% of the participants queered were found to have a university degree (Table 1). When it came to looking at previous knowledge of first aid, it was seen that more than half of the participants have had no previous training of any sort for emergency situations, while 55.3% of the participants expressed that the knowledge that they have gained about first aid came from first aid courses they have participated in at some point, with the majority (86%) of those queered expressing that they have a want to learn about how to deal with trauma and bleeding cases
Summary
Unintentional injuries are the leading cause of death among those that are 1–44 years of age in the United States, resulting in approximately 2.6 million hospitalizations, 34.9 million emergency room visits and 87.6 million medical office visits per year [1]. Basic first aid training has been shown to prepare bystanders to react and provide immediate and efficient treatment for a wide variety of incidents. These could range from injuries acquired in a home setting, to mass casualty events such as car crashes and natural disasters. Study design: The Stop the Bleed campaign was initiated in Kuwait in September-2017, with the aim to raise awareness and train the general public on emergency situations. More than half of the participants have had no previous training of any sort for emergency situations, with the majority (86%) of those queered expressing desire to learn about how to deal with trauma and bleeding cases. Conclusion: With the appropriate first-aid training and skill retention, lay members of the public can potentially contribute to a positive and important post-trauma medical response
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