Not quite a doctor, but should I help? A qualitative exploration of medical students' attitudes towards responding to medical emergencies that occur in the public domain.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To explore medical students' views on and experiences of responding to out-of-hospital medical emergencies.

Setting

University College London (UCL).

Participants

11 UCL Medical School students.

Study design

Qualitative.

Methods and outcome measures

We carried out 11 one-to-one semistructured interviews, with participant validation and reflective work. The data were analysed using thematic analysis.

Results

Three core themes were identified. (1) 'We Did Debate a Bit: Should We Go? Should We Not?'-Students' decisions to respond were based on the appearance of the casualty; the presence and actions of bystanders; witnessing the incident; self-perceived competence, confidence and knowledge; and personal experiences and feelings associated wi

SUBMITTER: Xie JY 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6500260 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature