Publication:

Knowledge, attitude and practices regarding emergency first aid among management students in Northern India: a cross-sectional study

Background First aid is usually administered immediately after the injury occurs and at the location where it occurred consisting of a one-time, short-term treatment and requires little technology or training to administer. Studies have shown that 10-35% of post-accident deaths occur in the first 5 minutes and more than 50% occur in the first 30 minutes and 38% of deaths can be prevented on site if first aid treatment applied in the first five minutes.

Methods The study was undertaken in a management institute to assess the knowledge attitude and practice of management students regarding emergency medical care, identify gaps for the same and give recommendations based on the findings.

Results A total of 194 students participated in the study with a mean age of 36.89+8.11 years. The mean score in questionnaires pertaining to Knowledge was 13.87+2.6 (range 7 to 25). It was seen that there was a significant association between exposure to previous first aid training sessions and their knowledge (p=0.015). The attitude and practices of Management students was pro towards providing first aid.

Conclusions The study identified key areas in which first aid knowledge was lacking. In line with the obtained results, Management students training on first-aid measures needs to be strengthened.