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ORIGINAL RESEARCH article

Front. Disaster Emerg. Med.
Sec. Resuscitation and Cardiac Emergency Medicine
Volume 2 - 2024 | doi: 10.3389/femer.2024.1532855
This article is part of the Research Topic Advancements and Challenges in Resuscitation and Cardiac Emergency Medicine View all 4 articles

First aid Knowledge and Bystander Willingness to Rescue: The Mediating Roles of Attitude towards First Aid

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Xinrong Guo Xinrong Guo 1Getachew Mullu Kassa Getachew Mullu Kassa 2Lin Ye Lin Ye 1*Junxin LI Junxin LI 2Sijia Kang Sijia Kang 1Huiling Zheng Huiling Zheng 1Yiwen Wang Yiwen Wang 1Wandi Liu Wandi Liu 3
  • 1 Second Affiliated Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun, Jilin Province, China
  • 2 Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland, United States
  • 3 Jilin University, Changchun, China

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    Background: Mastery of first aid knowledge and the willingness of bystanders to rescue are crucial in emergency situations. Research has shown that immediate first aid measures can significantly improve the success rate of first aid, reduce disability and mortality rates. However, many bystanders are often unwilling to participate in rescue efforts due to a lack of first aid knowledge or a lack of enthusiasm. Therefore, studying emergency knowledge and bystander rescue willingness has important practical significance.A cross-section study design using a convenience sampling method was used to recruit participants, from May to August 2021. The study included a total of 1994 participants in the analysis. Logistic regression and mediation analysis were conducted to examine the factors associated with and influence of first aid attitude as the mediating variable to establish a mediation model of the first aid mechanism. The strength of the association between the independent variables with the willingness to rescue was analyzed using crude odds ratio (COR) of binary logistic regression and adjusted odds ratio (AOR) of multiple logistic regression. Statistical significance was declared when the p-value was <0.05.Results: Only 366 (18.4%) had a high level of willingness. The results of multiple logistic analyses showed that gender, occupation, education level, and income level were significantly associated with willingness to rescue. The intermediary analysis found that first aid attitude was the mediator between first aid knowledge and willingness, and the mediating effect accounted for 59.70% of the total effect.The willingness of residents to receive first aid is at a relatively low level, which is influenced by gender, occupation, education level, and economic level. Relevant units and departments should increase training efforts and develop corresponding training management strategies based on the characteristics of the population to promote the popularization of public first aid knowledge and improve the success rate of first aid.

    Keywords: First Aid, knowledge, Attitude, Willingness, Mediation analysis

    Received: 22 Nov 2024; Accepted: 30 Dec 2024.

    Copyright: © 2024 Guo, Kassa, Ye, LI, Kang, Zheng, Wang and Liu. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). The use, distribution or reproduction in other forums is permitted, provided the original author(s) or licensor are credited and that the original publication in this journal is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms.

    * Correspondence: Lin Ye, Second Affiliated Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun, Jilin Province, China

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