Evaluation of Factors Affecting the Knowledge Level of First Aid and Basic Life Support in Hazardous Workplaces

Year 2023, Volume: 7 Issue: 3, 280 - 287, 20.12.2023

Adem Yağan , Hüseyin Avni Şahin

https://doi.org/10.46332/aemj.1207808

Abstract

Purpose: The aim of this research was to evaluate factors affecting the knowledge level of first aid & basic life support (FA&BLS) among workers employed in ‘very hazardous’ and ‘less hazardous’ workplaces.

Materials and Methods: This research was carried out in Van Yüzüncü Yıl University, Department of Family Medicine, between January 2020 and October 2020. Persons between the ages of 18–65 who were insured in a very hazardous or less hazardous job and agreed to participate in the study were included. A two-part questionnaire was applied, the first part collected sociodemographic and occupational characteristics, the second part evaluated the level of knowledge concerning FA&BLS (20 items).

Results: According to the findings of the study, when the rates of working in very dangerous workplace were examined, the rates were significantly higher in middle-aged (p<0.001) married (p<0.001), primary school graduates (p<0.001) and male participants (p<0.001). The frequency of having received FA&BLS was lower in very hazardous workplaces (p=0.011). The level of knowledge FA&BLS was higher in those with higher education (p<0.001) and those who received FA&BLS training (p<0.001). It was determined that the frequency of having received training (p=0.011) and the level of knowledge (p<0.001) were significantly lower among workers employed in very hazardous workplaces.

Conclusions: The level of knowledge of FA&BLS is higher in those with high school and university degrees, those with FA&BLS training and those who work in less hazardous workplaces. These indicate the need for repeated training particularly in very hazardous workplaces.

Keywords

occupational health, health education, first aid, basic life support

Tehlikeli İş Yerlerinde İlk Yardım ve Temel Yaşam Desteği Bilgi Düzeyini Etkileyen Faktörlerin Değerlendirilmesi

Abstract

Amaç: Bu araştırmanın amacı, çok tehlikeli ve az tehlikeli işyerlerinde çalışan işçilerin ilk yardım ve temel yaşam desteği bilgi düzeyini etkileyen faktörleri değerlendirmektir.

Araçlar ve Yöntem: Araştırma, Van Yüzüncü Yıl Üniversitesi Aile Hekimliği Anabilim Dalı'nda Ocak 2020 ile Ekim 2020 tarihleri arasında yapılmıştır. 18-65 yaş arası, çok tehlikeli veya daha az tehlikeli bir işte sigortalı olan ve çalışmaya katılmayı kabul eden kişiler çalışma dahil edildi. İki bölümden oluşan bir anket uygulandı, ilk bölüm sosyodemografik ve mesleki özellikleri topladı, ikinci bölüm ilk yardım ve temel yaşam desteği (20 madde) ile ilgili bilgi düzeyini değerlendirdi.

Bulgular: Araştırma bulgularına göre çok tehlikeli iş yerinde çalışma oranları incelendiğinde orta yaşta (p<0.001) evli (p<0.001), ilkokul mezunu olanlarda (p<0.001) ve erkeklerde (p<0.001) oranları anlamlı derecede daha yüksekti. Çok tehlikeli iş yerlerinde ilk yardım ve temel yaşam desteği eğitimi alma sıklığı daha düşüktü (p=0.011). Eğitim düzeyi yüksek olanlarda (p<0.001) ve ilk yardım ve temel yaşam desteği eğitimi alanlarda (p<0.001) ilk yardım ve temel yaşam desteği bilgi düzeyi daha yüksekti. Çok tehlikeli iş yerlerinde çalışan işçilerde eğitim alma sıklığının (p=0.011) ve bilgi düzeyinin (p<0.001) anlamlı derecede düşük olduğu belirlendi.

Sonuç: Lise ve üniversite mezunları, ilk yardım ve temel yaşam desteği eğitimi alanlar ve daha az tehlikeli iş yerlerinde çalışanlar ilk yardım ve temel yaşam desteği bilgi düzeyleri daha yüksektir. Bunlar, özellikle çok tehlikeli işyerlerinde tekrarlanan eğitim ihtiyacına işaret etmektedir.

Keywords

iş sağlığı, sağlık eğitimi, ilk yardım, temel yaşam desteği

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