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Acta Physiologica 2011; Volume 203, Supplement 686
Joint Congress of FEPS and Turkish Society of Physiological Sciences
9/3/2011-9/7/2011
Istanbul, Turkey
FIRST AID KNOWLEDGE LEVEL OF THE STUDENTS STUDYING AT THE HEALTH SERVICES OF A VOCATIONAL COLLEGE OF A UNIVERSITY
Abstract number: PC320
Arslan1 Gul, Tozun1 Mustafa, Unsal1 Alaettin, Ayranci1 Unal
1Osmangazi University, Eskisehir, Turkey
Objective:
To determine the first aid knowledge level in a group of university students.
Methods:
This descriptive study was conducted out on the students studying at the health services of a vocational college of Eskisehir Osmangazi University between Dec 1st 2010 and Jan 31st, 2011. The study group consisted of 346 out of a total of 437 students (79.2%). Those receiving a score of 28.5 and over were accepted as "first aid knowledge level is enough". Data were evaluated by Chi square test with a value of p<0.05.
Results:
The study group consisted of 245 female (70.8%) and 101 male students (29.2%). Their mean age was 19.16±1.63 years, ranging from 17 to 33. The most correctly known knowledge question of first aid was "telephone number of emergency ambulance services is 112" (98.5%). The least correctly known was "that people with tube gas poisoning drink salty buttermilk is an effective method" (37.9%). The mean score of students' knowledge about first aid was 30.91±5.50. The students studying at the Department of Ambulance and Emergency Care, female students, those whose fathers were working actively in a job, those who had received knowledge from any source, and those who had done first aid application in any case had a higher level of knowledge (p<0.05, for each one).
Conclusions:
We suggest that more informative studies are needed to be done to improve the students' knowledge level about first aid.
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Acta Physiologica 2011; Volume 203, Supplement 686 :PC320