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First-aid Training through Medical Simulation Technology: The Case of Small-Scale Fishers

International Journal of Community Development

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Title First-aid Training through Medical Simulation Technology: The Case of Small-Scale Fishers
 
Creator Huchim-Lara, Oswaldo
Cetina-Sauri, Gregorio
Méndez-Domínguez, Nina
Puga-Matú, Herberth
Chin, Walter
Cambranis, Joeana
Alvarez-Baeza, Alberto
 
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Description Introduction. Safety and human health conditions are precarious in small-scale fisheries notwithstanding are an important source of income and food for millions of people. First-aid training is vital for small-scale fishers because the high frequency of fatal and non-fatal injuries during fishing seasons, however, training it is extremely uncommon. Objective. The aim of this study was to implement and to evaluate a first-aid training course tailored for fishers’ using High Fidelity Medical Simulation Technology (HDMST). Methods: First-aid capacities strategy for CPR, choking and recovering position using HDMST were built for 32 small-scale fishers from the Yucatan coast. Fishers’ knowledge was evaluated before and after the training with rubrics and checklists along the maneuvers. Results: Participants’ age was 38 (±10) years old and the maximum educational level was equivalent to a college education. All fishers learned to recognize and react adequately in emergency situations and also to provide effective initial first-aid (individual maneuver efficacy ranged 89-99%). However, elderly and lower educational level influenced the achievements of training goals. Conclusion: The implementation and evaluation of first-aid training course based on HFMST was a well-accepted and effective strategy that increased knowledge and competences for proving first-aid life support among fisher divers from Yucatan, Mexico.
 
Publisher World Scholars
 
Contributor Training
Heimlich Maneuver
Resuscitation
Fisheries
Community
 
Date 2018-07-11
 
Type info:eu-repo/semantics/article
info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion
Peer-reviewed Article
 
Format application/pdf
 
Identifier http://wscholars.com/index.php/ijcd/article/view/932
10.11634/233028791503932
 
Source International Journal of Community Development; Vol 6, No 1 (2018); 21-27
2330-2887
2330-2879
 
Language eng
 
Relation http://wscholars.com/index.php/ijcd/article/view/932/pdf
 
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