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SMJS Volume 2 Issue 2, Page 24- Page 31
KNOWLEDGE OF NON-HEALTHCARE PROVIDERS TOWARDS FIRST AID SKILLS IN RIYADH CITY, SAUDI ARABIA.
Khalid A. Almahmoud, Abdulaziz M. Aljuhni, Alanuad I. Albazei, Wedd A. Alnufaiee, Shahad A. Alotaiby .
Background: First aid assistance is crucial and cost-effective in serious emergent conditions to preserve individuals' life and reduce morbidity when a bystander does it with good knowledge about first aid. Applying wrong first aid techniques may further complicate and worsen the situation. Thus, this study aims to assess the level of knowledge among non-healthcare providers toward first aid skills.
Materials and Methods: An observational cross-sectional study was conducted in Riyadh city, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, in 2019. The sample size was 405 non-healthcare providers. The level of knowledge was obtained by the analysis of a questionnaire composed of first aid practices and sociodemographic questions. The questionnaire was reviewed and validated by four experts in the field of Emergency Medicine from different centers.
Results: The final sample size was (n=405) participants, 57% of whom were female and 43% were male, the majority of them fell between 21-30 age interval. It was found that 11.4% had good knowledge, 66.9% had an average score, and 21.7% scored poorly. About 24.4% of the participant reported that they applied First aid to someone in need before. However, 84.8% of them did not receive any training and acted by their personal knowledge.
Conclusion: Our study showed that participants had insufficient knowledge of first aid skills in order to apply it correctly and without any consequences in emergency situations. Moreover, the majority of participants did not receive an official first aid training and applied it based on personal knowledge.
To Cite this article: Almahmoud KA, Aljuhni AM, Albazei AI, Alnufaiee WA, Alotaiby SA. Knowledge Of Non-Healthcare Providers towards First Aid Skills In Riyadh City, Saudi Arabia. Saudi Med J Students. 2021;2(2): 24-31.
