Article,
Awareness Level of First Aid in General Population, Karachi Pakistan: A Survey Report
Reviews of Progress, (June 2014)
Abstract
First aid provides initial and local on spot care for certain illness and injury.
First aid is usually provided by non-expert but trained personnel, to a sick or injured
person till he/she gets proper medical treatment. In this study was conducted to assess
the level of awareness among the general population of Karachi, the most populous
metropolitan city of Pakistan. The age group for the study was between 20-40 years with
a ratio 63.3% were males and 36.6% females. The participants of this study belonged to
various professions including; students, lawyers, bankers, housewives, teachers,
doctors and others. Only the 25% were graduates. Our results revealed that 88.8% were
aware of the term first aid. Majority 42.9% of them reported that they basically got the
information from homes. The 82% participants responded that the first aid was used in
routine injuries. The 80.5% of participants agree that lay man can provide first aid
services, while 90.77% agreed that a first aid kit should be in reach of anyone. The 80%
people had an idea that we prepare first aid kit on the other side 90.3% participants
responded that first aid training should be included in school curriculum. In the light of
our findings we concluded that the majority of people in Karachi had a high level of
awareness regarding first aid yet, we also found that there were certain misconceptions
among general public that ought to be resolved for better, satisfactory and confident
implementation of first aid treatment effectively in all spheres of life.
