A survey of 500 members of the public was carried out in which they were asked how they would deal with a nose bleed. Only 50 out of 443 responses were judged as being correct, confirming a clinical impression, long held by those dealing with epistaxis, that there is a high level of ignorance as to the correct first aid treatment. The survey also suggested that the lack of knowledge was not con...

Embarkation of Suspected Pirates (SPs) It is important to ensure that all personnel involved in boarding operations complete the hepatitis B vaccination program as there is a risk that they will be exposure to bodily fluids. The Royal Marine boarding team should receive extra first aid training onboard the ship to allow them to deal with the initial management of any casualties encountered. Ide...

OBJECTIVE Children can be the only persons present in an emergency situation. Aim of the study was to evaluate the effects of a first aid course for 4-5-year-old kindergarten children given by a first aid instructor and kindergarten teachers. METHODS A mixed methods approach using both quantitative and qualitative methods was used to investigate the effects of teaching first aid in the kinder...

Pre anc* to which not far short of 500 children of J wSCh?01 or school age were referred last year. jn as dissatisfied with the task of acting merely Ca a first aid capacity relegated to picking up has es, anc* t^s' I trust healthy, dissatisfaction SlJ encouraged me to put forward here some hafesti?ns not only as to where things appear to as t6 ?one wrong but also, with less certainty, j0 how t...

BACKGROUND There is limited evidence indicating that laypersons trained in first aid provide better help, but do not help more often than untrained laypersons. This study investigated the effect of conventional first aid training versus conventional training plus supplementary training aimed at decreasing barriers to helping. METHODS The authors conducted a randomised controlled trial. After ...

INTRODUCTION First aid measures can be life-saving. Starting first aid education early may strengthen interest, motivation and ability to provide first aid. OBJECTIVE To determine if a first aid teaching program including 5 lessons (45 min each) of theoretical and practical training for 6-7-year-old children can influence their performance in a first aid scenario. METHODS 228 primary school...

Two studies were conducted investigating the relationship between high-performance work systems (HPWS) and occupational safety. In Study 1, data were obtained from company human resource and safety directors across 138 organizations. LISREL VIII results showed that an HPWS was positively related to occupational safety at the organizational level. Study 2 used data from 189 front-line employees ...

NURSES ARE being urged to back a campaign to make first aid compulsory in all state-funded secondary schools.

A two part study was carried out to identify the most cost-effective way of enhancing first aid in the British Army. There is a lack of co-ordination between a variety of training programmes for paramedical non-RAMC personnel. Questionnaires were used to ascertain the views of users and experts were asked their views on the requirement for first aid at point of wounding on the battlefield. Skil...