SURVEY ON KNOWLEDGE OF FIRST AID STEPS FOR MANAGING INJURIES AND EXPOSURE TO BLOOD AND BODY FLUIDS DURING STUDENT CLINICAL PRACTICUMS AT TEACHING HOSPITALS

Thị Hồng Nguyễn, Thị Thùy Trang Lê, Thị Thùy Trang Nguyễn, Minh Thư Lạc, Gia Tuyền Lưu, Ngọc Anh Thư Nguyễn, Ngọc Lel Trần, Kim Cương Nguyễn, Thị Dung Ngô

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Objective: During my internship at the hospital, I observed that medical students frequently encounter situations involving patients' blood and body fluids. Recognizing the critical importance of students' knowledge of first aid steps in such scenarios, we initiated a survey to assess their understanding and practices when dealing with injuries and exposure to blood and body fluids in practice hospitals. Methods: Analytical cross-sectional description. Results: Proportion of men: 49 (22.79%), women: 166 (77.21%). In the survey, agree on first aid steps when experiencing injury from needles or sharp objects, when exposed due to splashing blood and/or body fluids on damaged skin, when exposed due to splashing blood or body fluids to the eyes, when exposed by splashes of blood and/or body fluids to the mouth or nose, when exposed by splashes of blood and/or body fluids to intact skin: the rates of strongly agree and agree are 92.1% and 83.3%; 91.16%, 81.39% and 84.19%; 92.16% and 90.70%; 91.16%, 80.70%, 86.51% and 90.13%; 92, 56% and 81.86%; The rates of neither agreeing nor disagreeing were 3.72% and 7.91%; 4.19%, 7.91% and 9.77%; 5.58% and 6.51%;  5.58%, 6.51%, 9.3% and 6.51%; 4.65% and 11.16%. Conclude: The ratio of men was 22.79% and women 77.21%. In the survey, agree on first aid steps when experiencing injury from needles or sharp objects, when exposed due to splashing blood and/or body fluids on damaged skin, when exposed due to splashing blood or body fluids to the eyes, when exposed by splashes of blood and/or body fluids to the mouth or nose, when exposed by splashes of blood and/or body fluids to intact skin: the rates of strongly agree and agree are 92, respectively, 1% and 83.3%; 91.16%, 81.39% and 84.19%; 92.16% and 90.70%; 91.16%, 80.70%, 86.51% and 90.13%; 92, 56% and 81.86% showed high agreement regarding first aid steps; a small percentage disagree but do not disagree; disagree and strongly disagree were 11.16% or less, indicating that there is a small portion of students who do not entirely agree and this needs to be considered.

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