First-aid training and capabilities of the lay public: A potential alternative source of emergency medical assistance following a natural disaster
First-aid training and capabilities of the lay public: A potential alternative source of emergency medical assistance following a natural disaster
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DOI：
10.1111/j.0361-3666.2005.00274.x
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发表时间：
2005-03-01
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3.2
通讯作者：
Bourque, LB
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作者：
Kano, M;Siegel, JM;Bourque, LB
在美国，基本的急救技能可以用来治疗通常由自然灾害造成的轻伤。但对社区居民急救技能的培训和能力的研究还不够。本研究利用面板数据的414名成年人在洛杉矶，加州，谁被采访了三年内的1994年北岭地震，并在1999年重新采访后，厄尔尼诺冬季的1997-98年。进行描述性、双变量和多变量分析。结果显示，24%的样本成员在北岭地震采访后接受过急救培训。急救培训，特别是最近的培训，与更大的感知急救技能，以及增加预期和实际就业的这些技能。通过适当的培训和保留技能，公众的非专业人员可以为灾后医疗反应做出贡献。
Basic first-aid skills can be useful in treating minor injuries that commonly result from natural disasters in the United States. Yet there has been insufficient research on training and competence in first-aid skills among community residents. This study utilises panel data for 414 adults in Los Angeles, California, who were interviewed within three years of the 1994 Northridge earthquake and re-interviewed in 1999 after the El Nino winter of 1997-98. Descriptive, bivariate and multivariate analyses were performed. Results showed that 24 percent of the members of the sample had received first-aid training since their Northridge earthquake interview. First-aid training, particularly recent training, was associated with greater perceived first-aid skills, as well as with increased expected and actual employment of those skills. With the appropriate training and skill retention, lay members of the public can potentially contribute to a post-disaster medical response.