@article{ref1,
title="Impact of first aid on treatment outcomes for non-fatal injuries in rural Bangladesh: findings from an injury and demographic census",
journal="International journal of environmental research and public health",
year="2017",
author="Hoque, Dewan Md Emdadul and Islam, Md Irteja and Sharmin Salam, Shumona and Rahman, Qazi Sadeq-Ur and Agrawal, Priyanka and Rahman, Aminur and Rahman, Fazlur and El-Arifeen, Shams and Hyder, Adnan Ali and Alonge, Olakunle",
volume="14",
number="7",
pages="e14070762-e14070762",
abstract="Non-fatal injuries have a significant impact on disability, productivity, and economic cost, and first-aid can play an important role in improving non-fatal injury outcomes. Data collected from a census conducted as part of a drowning prevention project in Bangladesh was used to quantify the impact of first-aid provided by trained and untrained providers on non-fatal injuries. The census covered approximately 1.2 million people from 7 sub-districts of Bangladesh. Around 10% individuals reported an injury event in the six-month recall period. The most common injuries were falls (39%) and cuts injuries (23.4%). Overall, 81.7% of those with non-fatal injuries received first aid from a provider of whom 79.9% were non-medically trained. Individuals who received first-aid from a medically trained provider had more severe injuries and were 1.28 times more likely to show improvement or recover compared to those who received first-aid from an untrained provider. In Bangladesh, first-aid for non-fatal injuries are primarily provided by untrained providers. Given the large number of untrained providers and the known benefits of first aid to overcome morbidities associated with non-fatal injuries, public health interventions should be designed and implemented to train and improve skills of untrained providers.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1661-7827",
doi="10.3390/ijerph14070762",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph14070762"
}