Knowledge, attitude and practice of emergency medical care in Lima, Peru

Authors

  • David Aaron Adler David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles, California, United States; Department of Family Medicine, University of California, Irvine, California, United States
  • Max Dean Goldstein David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles, California, United States; Ventura County Medical Center, Ventura, California, United States
  • Anthony Phy Mai Carver College of Medicine, University of Iowa, Iowa, United States; Department of Medicine Biostatistics Core, University of California, Los Angeles, California, United States
  • Miguel Rosales Tello Asociación de Salvamento Y Socorrismo - Los Delfines, Lima, Perú
  • Ross Ireland Donaldson Department of Emergency Medicine, Harbor-UCLA, Torrance Department of Global Health, Harbor-UCLA, Torrance
  • Ross Ireland Donaldson Department of Emergency Medicine, Department of Global Health, Harbor-UCLA, Torrance, California, United States

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.18203/2394-6040.ijcmph20191367

Keywords:

Emergency medical services, KAP survey, Lima, Peru

Abstract

Background: This study gauged public need and reception for a community-based first-aid and cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) training program in Lima, Peru, to counteract predicted emergency medical service (EMS) deficits.

Methods: The study population consisted of Lima households that were selected with a two-staged 30x7 cluster sampling method. An EMS and first-aid focused knowledge-attitude-practice (KAP) survey was administered by a joint academic-community interview team.

Results: The study included 210 households from 30 districts within Lima. Among the participants, 61.4% were unable to provide an EMS number and only 24.8% would call an ambulance in case of a family emergency. Although 37.6% could provide first-aid, 99.5% would feel more comfortable if a neighbor were first-aid trained.

Conclusions: The results indicated a lack of confidence in Lima’s EMS systems and awareness of EMS contact numbers, which possibly led community members to trust each other over their local EMS. The creation of a community-based first-aid and CPR training program can potentially take advantage of strong intra-community trust, mitigate first-aid deficits, and alleviate Lima’s injury burden by providing a buffer against barriers to effective EMS responses.

Author Biographies

David Aaron Adler, David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles, California, United States; Department of Family Medicine, University of California, Irvine, California, United States

M.D. degree, Senior Resident at University of California Irvine Department of Family Medicine

Max Dean Goldstein, David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles, California, United States; Ventura County Medical Center, Ventura, California, United States

M.D. degree, Faculty at the Family Medicine Department in the University of California Los Angeles

Anthony Phy Mai, Carver College of Medicine, University of Iowa, Iowa, United States; Department of Medicine Biostatistics Core, University of California, Los Angeles, California, United States

M.B. degree and current M.D. candidate at the University of Iowa

Ross Ireland Donaldson, Department of Emergency Medicine, Harbor-UCLA, Torrance Department of Global Health, Harbor-UCLA, Torrance

M.D. degree, Faculty in the Emergency Medicine Department at Harbor-UCLA

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2019-03-27

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Adler, D. A., Goldstein, M. D., Mai, A. P., Tello, M. R., Donaldson, R. I., & Donaldson, R. I. (2019). Knowledge, attitude and practice of emergency medical care in Lima, Peru. International Journal Of Community Medicine And Public Health, 6(4), 1402–1410. https://doi.org/10.18203/2394-6040.ijcmph20191367

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