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Santos SV, Margarido MRRA, Caires IS, Santos RAN, Souza SG, Souza JMA, Martimiano RR, Dutra CSK, Palha P, Zanetti ACG, Pazin-Filho A. Basic life support knowledge of first-year university students from Brazil. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2015; 48:1151-5. [PMID: 26397971 PMCID: PMC4661033 DOI: 10.1590/1414-431x20154667] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/07/2015] [Accepted: 06/22/2015] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
Abstract
We aimed to evaluate knowledge of first aid among new undergraduates and whether it
is affected by their chosen course. A questionnaire was developed to assess knowledge
of how to activate the Mobile Emergency Attendance Service - MEAS (Serviço de
Atendimento Móvel de Urgência; SAMU), recognize a pre-hospital emergency situation
and the first aid required for cardiac arrest. The students were also asked about
enrolling in a first aid course. Responses were received from 1038 of 1365 (76.04%)
new undergraduates. The questionnaires were completed in a 2-week period 1 month
after the beginning of classes. Of the 1038 respondents (59.5% studying biological
sciences, 11.6% physical sciences, and 28.6% humanities), 58.5% knew how to activate
the MEAS/SAMU (54.3% non-biological vs 61.4% biological, P=0.02),
with an odds ratio (OR)=1.39 (95%CI=1.07-1.81) regardless of age, sex, origin, having
a previous degree or having a relative with cardiac disease. The majority could
distinguish emergency from non-emergency situations. When faced with a possible
cardiac arrest, 17.7% of the students would perform chest compressions (15.5%
non-biological vs 19.1% biological first-year university students,
P=0.16) and 65.2% would enroll in a first aid course (51.1% non-biological
vs 74.7% biological, P<0.01), with an OR=2.61
(95%CI=1.98-3.44) adjusted for the same confounders. Even though a high percentage of
the students recognized emergency situations, a significant proportion did not know
the MEAS/SAMU number and only a minority had sufficient basic life support skills to
help with cardiac arrest. A significant proportion would not enroll in a first aid
course. Biological first-year university students were more prone to enroll in a
basic life support course.
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Affiliation(s)
- S V Santos
- Programa de Educação Tutorial, Faculdade de Medicina de Ribeirão Preto, Universidade de São Paulo, Ribeirão Preto, SP, Brasil
| | - M R R A Margarido
- Programa de Educação Tutorial, Faculdade de Medicina de Ribeirão Preto, Universidade de São Paulo, Ribeirão Preto, SP, Brasil
| | - I S Caires
- Programa de Educação Tutorial, Faculdade de Medicina de Ribeirão Preto, Universidade de São Paulo, Ribeirão Preto, SP, Brasil
| | - R A N Santos
- Programa de Educação Tutorial, Faculdade de Medicina de Ribeirão Preto, Universidade de São Paulo, Ribeirão Preto, SP, Brasil
| | - S G Souza
- Programa de Educação Tutorial, Escola de Enfermagem de Ribeirão Preto, Universidade de São Paulo, Ribeirão Preto, SP, Brasil
| | - J M A Souza
- Programa de Educação Tutorial, Escola de Enfermagem de Ribeirão Preto, Universidade de São Paulo, Ribeirão Preto, SP, Brasil
| | - R R Martimiano
- Programa de Educação Tutorial, Escola de Enfermagem de Ribeirão Preto, Universidade de São Paulo, Ribeirão Preto, SP, Brasil
| | - C S K Dutra
- Programa de Educação Tutorial, Escola de Enfermagem de Ribeirão Preto, Universidade de São Paulo, Ribeirão Preto, SP, Brasil
| | - P Palha
- Programa de Educação Tutorial, Escola de Enfermagem de Ribeirão Preto, Universidade de São Paulo, Ribeirão Preto, SP, Brasil
| | - A C G Zanetti
- Programa de Educação Tutorial, Escola de Enfermagem de Ribeirão Preto, Universidade de São Paulo, Ribeirão Preto, SP, Brasil
| | - A Pazin-Filho
- Programa de Educação Tutorial, Faculdade de Medicina de Ribeirão Preto, Universidade de São Paulo, Ribeirão Preto, SP, Brasil
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