The Role of a First Aid Training Program for Young Children: A Systematic Review
Background: Many first aid programs have been conducted in schools, and researchers have identified that interventions improved students’ knowledge, skills, and attitude. This study examines the content, practices, and assessment of first aid interventions at primary schools and evaluates their effe...
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| description | Background: Many first aid programs have been conducted in schools, and researchers have identified that interventions improved students’ knowledge, skills, and attitude. This study examines the content, practices, and assessment of first aid interventions at primary schools and evaluates their effectiveness. Methods: A systematic review was undertaken. We searched MEDLINE and Cochrane library databases from January 1990 to December 2021 using the search terms: ‘’first aid’’ AND ‘’primary school children’’. School-based first aid training targeting 6 to 10 years old studies in English were eligible for inclusion. Results: We included 11 studies that were approached by experimental (n = 6) and by observational studies (n = 5). Researchers conducted interventions in Europe (n = 9) and America (n = 2). An essential part of the teaching was hands-on practice. Most studies included in their program cardiopulmonary resuscitation (n = 8) and basic life support (n = 7). The main findings showed that trained children have significantly better knowledge of and skills in first aid than those before or without training. Children under 11 years old were not strong enough to achieve the proper depth of chest compressions. Depth of chest compressions correlates with children’s age, weight, height (n = 2), and body mass index (n = 3). Conclusions The effectiveness of resuscitative or non-resuscitative first-aid training for primary school children improved students’ knowledge and skills. Subsequent research could investigate children’s reactions in actual first aid conditions. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-0f1a595314094dd98cfe38ec773f4c602023-11-17T10:20:09ZengMDPI AGChildren2227-90672023-02-0110343110.3390/children10030431The Role of a First Aid Training Program for Young Children: A Systematic ReviewEleana Tse0Katerina Plakitsi1Spyridon Voulgaris2George A. Alexiou3Department of Neurosurgery, School of Medicine, University of Ioannina, 45500 Ioannina, GreeceDepartment of Early Childhood Education, School of Education, University of Ioannina, 45500 Ioannina, GreeceDepartment of Neurosurgery, School of Medicine, University of Ioannina, 45500 Ioannina, GreeceDepartment of Neurosurgery, School of Medicine, University of Ioannina, 45500 Ioannina, GreeceBackground: Many first aid programs have been conducted in schools, and researchers have identified that interventions improved students’ knowledge, skills, and attitude. This study examines the content, practices, and assessment of first aid interventions at primary schools and evaluates their effectiveness. Methods: A systematic review was undertaken. We searched MEDLINE and Cochrane library databases from January 1990 to December 2021 using the search terms: ‘’first aid’’ AND ‘’primary school children’’. School-based first aid training targeting 6 to 10 years old studies in English were eligible for inclusion. Results: We included 11 studies that were approached by experimental (n = 6) and by observational studies (n = 5). Researchers conducted interventions in Europe (n = 9) and America (n = 2). An essential part of the teaching was hands-on practice. Most studies included in their program cardiopulmonary resuscitation (n = 8) and basic life support (n = 7). The main findings showed that trained children have significantly better knowledge of and skills in first aid than those before or without training. Children under 11 years old were not strong enough to achieve the proper depth of chest compressions. Depth of chest compressions correlates with children’s age, weight, height (n = 2), and body mass index (n = 3). Conclusions The effectiveness of resuscitative or non-resuscitative first-aid training for primary school children improved students’ knowledge and skills. Subsequent research could investigate children’s reactions in actual first aid conditions.https://www.mdpi.com/2227-9067/10/3/431first aidtrainingchildrensystematic review |
| spellingShingle | Eleana Tse Katerina Plakitsi Spyridon Voulgaris George A. Alexiou The Role of a First Aid Training Program for Young Children: A Systematic Review Children first aid training children systematic review |
| title | The Role of a First Aid Training Program for Young Children: A Systematic Review |
| title_full | The Role of a First Aid Training Program for Young Children: A Systematic Review |
| title_fullStr | The Role of a First Aid Training Program for Young Children: A Systematic Review |
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| title_short | The Role of a First Aid Training Program for Young Children: A Systematic Review |
| title_sort | role of a first aid training program for young children a systematic review |
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