Effects of first aid training in the kindergarten--a pilot study.

ABSTRACT:

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 kindergarten in the present study. 10 kindergarten children at the age of 4-5 years were included in a pilot-study, 5 girls and 5 boys. Three of them were four years and seven were five years old. Two months after completion of the first aid course children were tested in a scenario where the children had to provide first aid to an unconscious victim after a cycle accident. The next seven mont

SUBMITTER: Bollig G 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3060136 | biostudies-literature | 2011 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature