Paramedics’ Knowledge about Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation for Road Traffic Accidents
Hanan Hassan Radi, Sabah Abbas Ahmed
Road traffic injuries are the leading cause of fatalities worldwide. Each year, road accidents cause the deaths of about 1.2 million people and lead to non-fatal injuries and health issues for up to 50 million individuals. The aim of this study was to describe the level of paramedic's knowledge about cardiopulmonary resuscitation for road traffic accidents victims. The study used a descriptive, cross‐sectional design. The study was conducted in medical operations department's immediate ambulance division in Al-Diwaniyah city, Iraq. Study starting from November2023 to February 2024, study was done among 40 paramedics using non-probability purposive sampling. A questionnaire was designed for the purpose of this study used self-administrated questionnaires adopted from the previous studies for the purpose of the current study consist of two parts. Part I involve paramedics information tool in which three questions about the demographic characteristics of the paramedics were prepared by the researchers, in light of the literature. Part II involve paramedic’s knowledge questionnaire this tool was prepared by the researchers According Australian version protocol to assess paramedics’ knowledge consists of 10 multiples choose question. The final form was scrutinized by 10 specialists who had experience or training in disaster and emergency medicine. The researcher distributed the questionnaires to the selected respondents after they finish their duty. All the respondents were given the consent form and the questionnaire at the same time. Respondents were given 10 minutes to complete the questionnaire after the briefing. All data collected was first collected and analyzed using SPSS (Statistical Package for Social Science) Version 26.0. Descriptive statistic was used to analyze demographic data, and knowledge. The findings reveal that paramedics show fair level of knowledge. Paramedics of medical operations department's immediate ambulance division in this study demonstrate unacceptable level of knowledge about cardiopulmonary resuscitation for road traffic accidents. we recommended increase the number and duration of training programs and courses on Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation inside and outside Iraq to improve knowledge. and follows protocols classified by the World Health Organization.
Keywords: Paramedics’ knowledge, Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation, Road traffic accident, Accidents
