Assessing the level of development of first aid competencies among managers and employees of agencies and organizations
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https://doi.org/10.33408/2519-237X.2024.8-4.472Keywords:
first aid delivery, pilot study, level of competence development, managers and employees, emergency situationsAbstract
Purpose. Study of the level of development of first aid competencies among managers and employees of agencies and organizations.
Methods. Pilot study «Assessment of the level of development of first aid competencies among managers and employees of agencies and organizations» (pilot study) using the sociological method of online survey Computer Assisted WEB Interviewing (CAWI) and subsequent analysis of the results using the Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS).
Findings. The results of the pilot study showed that listeners of the State Educational Establishment «University of Civil Defense of the Ministry for Emergency Situations of the Republic of Belarus», studying under the advanced training program in the field of population and territory protection from natural and man-made emergencies, expressed an active interest in learning first aid methods. Among the obstacles to providing first aid, respondents noted an insufficient level of training in first aid (27.3 %) and fear of improper first aid (25.9 %). Respondents who claimed to know all first aid methods (36.8 %) more often received information by taking specialized courses. Analysis of the level of development of competencies in providing first aid in conditions that pose a threat to human life and (or) health showed that the algorithm for performing cardiopulmonary resuscitation is a problem area even at the theoretical knowledge level.
Application field of research. The results of the pilot study will be used to conduct a full-scale sociological study aimed at improving the principles, approaches, teaching aids and methods of teaching medical protection of the population to listeners of the State Educational Establishment «University of Civil Defense of the Ministry for f Emergency Situations of the Republic of Belarus».
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