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Table 1 Research design and methodology

From: Effects of pediatric first aid training on preschool teachers: a longitudinal cohort study in China

Section

Content

Recruitment

 
 

1282 preschool staff were recruited from 1193 nurseries and kindergartens

Measurement

 
 

Baseline: 37-item survey, confidence and emotions toward first aid

 

Post-intervention: 37-item survey, confidence

 

6-month follow-up: 37-item survey, confidence and emotions toward first aid

 

9-month follow-up: (see 6-month follow-up)

 

4-year follow-up: (see 6-month follow-up), plus encountering

Intervention

 
 

4-hour course taught in classroom

 

Course consists of lectures, video footage

 

First aid Content:

 

  ➢ Difficulty Breathing

 

  ➢ Controlling Infection, Bleeding, and Swelling

 

  ➢ Bone, Joint, and Muscle Injuries

 

  ➢ Loss of Responsiveness, Fainting

 

  ➢ Convulsions, Seizures and Head Injuries

 

  ➢ Allergic Reactions, Bites and Stings

 

  ➢ Poisoning and Burns

 

  ➢ Eye Injuries and Oral Injuries

Retention

 
 

Baseline: 1067 preschool staff

 

Immediate post-intervention: 1067 preschool staff

 

6-month follow-up: 208 preschool staff

 

9-month follow-up: 278 preschool staff

 

4-year follow-up: 274 preschool staff