Abstract

A STUDY ON FIRST AID KNOWLEDGE AND AWARENESS AMONG THE GENERAL POPULATION IN BANGLADESH

Omer Fayshal Pavel*, S. M. Shahnawaz Rashid, Nipa Rani Devi, Nandeeta Samad Sarah and Abuzar Ibn Faruk

Abstract

The study was to find the knowledge pattern and assessing the immediate response capacity regarding first aid. In this cross-sectional study during 4 months with total 397 of samples has the main objective to assess the updated knowledge and awareness of importance of first aid. The participants were targeted from College students graduate and post graduate students and PhD candidates. The ratio of the male female was almost equal in the study. This study addressed some issues those are very regular but identical and important as well. Like people are not so familiar with the process of chest compression and are not sure what should be done with the patient of car accident. At the end of the study, when asked, majority responded they don’t have the essential knowledge on first aid and 77 percent of the respondent agreed that everyone should have minimum essential first aid knowledge. In this study it was found that the major problems in enriching the first aid are lack of awareness of general people, lack of source of information and the wrong concept of those only doctors should be the first aid responder.

Keywords: First aid, Car accident, immediate response, 3Ps, Bangladesh.