scholarly journals The impact of kids save lives program on Knowledge, skills and attitude of Greek students. Final results from 2 years of implementation

2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (Supplement_1) ◽  
Author(s):  
C Parisis ◽  
A Bouletis ◽  
K Chatzidimitriou ◽  
DD Palla ◽  
P Makri ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation ◽  
World Health Organization ◽  
Basic Life Support ◽  
Life Support ◽  
World Health ◽  
Theoretical Knowledge ◽  
Before And After ◽  
Bystander Cpr ◽  
Health Organization ◽  
The Impact

Abstract Funding Acknowledgements Type of funding sources: None. Background Sudden cardiac death is one of the main issues worldwide, with more than 700.000 deaths annually. It is strongly believed that the implementation of "Kids Save Lives" project in schools can change this situation. The Kids Save Lives initiative, endorsed by the World Health Organization in 2015, is teaching school children worldwide about the importance of CPR and how to perform it. In Greece this project is a suggestion of Ministry of Education to schools. Purpose Τo evaluate the level of theoretical knowledge, willingness to perform Cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) and active skills of Greek secondary school students on the subject of Basic life Support before and after a "Kids Save Lives" program. Material – Method: Data collection took place on the academic periods of 2017-2018 and 2018-2019 and was performed in secondary schools of Thessaly’s region. A total of 5092 students (51,9% female, mean age 14.2 years) participated on the "Kids save Lives" program according to the European Resuscitation Council (ERC) and World Health Organization (WHO) statement. A 12 point questionnaire was answered by the students before and after completing the "kid saves lives" program, while practical skills were evaluated on manikins by experienced ERC Basic Life Support (BLS) Instructors. Results The training improves significantly the theoretical knowledge regarding Cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR), with the percentage of correct answers being 48,4% and 82,8%,before and after the course respectively (p < 0.001). The participants willingness to perform bystander CPR significantly increased after the completion of the course (93,7% before to 97,4% after, p < 0.001). Almost all of the participants (98.9%) could recognize the correct position near the victim and 91% performed chin lift maneuver and recognized cardiac arrest. More than 90% of the students performed chest compressions with the correct rate and placing their hands on the center of the chest (90,1% and 93.4%, respectively), whereas only 76.1% of the participants achieved the desired compression depth of 5 to 6 cm. Conclusions The overall results strongly recommend that the "Kids Save Lives" program can boost prospects for bystander CPR and indicate the necessity of implementation in a greater scale nationwide.

The impact of kids save lives program on knowledge, skills and attitude of students, preliminary results from 2 years of implementation

2020 ◽  
Vol 41 (Supplement_2) ◽  
Author(s):  
C Parisis ◽  
A Bouletis ◽  
M Ntaliani ◽  
D Palla ◽  
P Makri ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation ◽  
Basic Life Support ◽  
Life Support ◽  
World Health ◽  
Theoretical Knowledge ◽  
Practical Skills ◽  
Before And After ◽  
Bystander Cpr ◽  
Health Organization ◽  
The Impact

Abstract   The impact of Kids Save Lives program on Knowledge, skills and attitude of students. Preliminary results from 2 years of implementation Background Sudden cardiac death is one of the main issues worldwide, with more than 700.000 deaths annually. It is strongly believed that the implementation of “Kids Save Lives” project in schools can change this situation. The World Health Organization endorsed the “Kids Save Lives” project in 2015 in order to reduce mortality, while in countries, where children were taught cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) in schools, have higher rates of bystander CPR and higher survival rates. In a lot of countries this project is a suggestion from Ministry of Education to schools. Purpose To evaluate the level of theoretical knowledge, willingness to perform Cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) and active skills of Greek secondary school students on the subject of Basic life Support before and after a “Kids Save Lives” program. Material – Method: Data collection took place on the academic periods of 2017–2018 and 2018–2019 and was performed in secondary schools. A total of 3421 students (51,9% female, mean age 14.2 years) participated on the “Kids save Lives” program according to the European Resuscitation Council (ERC) and World Health Organization (WHO) statement. A 12-question questionnaire was answered by the students before and after the “kid saves lives” program, while practical skills were evaluated on manikins by experienced ERC Basic Life Support (BLS) Instructors. Results The training improves significantly the theoretical knowledge regarding Cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR), with the percentage of correct answers being 49.5% and 82,41%,before and after the course respectively (p<0.001). The participants willingness to perform bystander CPR significantly increased after the completion of the course (93,1% before to 97,3% after, p<0.001). Almost all of the participants (98.9%) could recognize the correct position near the victim and 91% performed chin lift maneuver and recognized cardiac arrest. More than 90% of the students performed chest compressions with the correct rate and placing their hands on the center of the chest (90,1% and 93.4%, respectively), whereas only 76.4% of the participants achieved the desired compression depth of 5 to 6 cm. Conclusions The overall results strongly depict the benefits of “Kids Save Lives” program by improving the theoretical knowledge, the practical skills and the attitude of students towards CPR and indicate the necessity of implementation in a greater scale nationwide. Funding Acknowledgement Type of funding source: None

scholarly journals The impact of kids save lives program on knowledge of students after the first and second year of implementation in Thessaly region of greece

2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (Supplement_1) ◽  
Author(s):  
C Parisis ◽  
A Bouletis ◽  
K Chatzidimitriou ◽  
D-D Palla ◽  
E Papa ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation ◽  
World Health Organization ◽  
Life Support ◽  
World Health ◽  
Theoretical Knowledge ◽  
Before And After ◽  
Second Year ◽  
One Year ◽  
Health Organization ◽  
The Impact

Abstract Funding Acknowledgements Type of funding sources: None. Background Sudden cardiac death is one of the main issues worldwide, with more than 700.000 deaths annually. It is strongly believed that the implementation of "Kids Save Lives" project in schools can change this situation. The World Health Organization endorsed the ‘Kids Save Lives’ project in 2015 in order to reduce mortality, while in countries, where children were taught cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) in schools, have higher rates of bystander CPR and higher survival rates. In Greece, this project is a suggestion from  Ministry of Education  to schools. Purpose Τo evaluate the level of theoretical knowledge of secondary school students on the subject of Basic life Support before and after a "Kids Save Lives" program and to compare the results after the first and second year of implementation. Material – Method: Data collection took place on the academic periods of 2017-2018 and 2018-2019 and was performed in secondary schools. A total of 691 students participated on the "Kids save Lives" program in both academic periods according to the European Resuscitation Council (ERC) and World Health Organization (WHO) statement. A 12-point questionnaire was answered by the students before and after the "kids saves lives" program. The same program was performed one year later and the same questionnaire was given to students in order to fill it again before and just after the course Results The training improves significantly the theoretical knowledge regarding Cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR), with the percentage of correct answers being 48,4% and 82,8%,before and after the first year course respectively (p < 0.001). One year later, students retain a big part of their knowledge before the course (64,1% correct answers), and also improve their performance (87,5% correct answers, p < 0,001) after the course. Conclusions The overall results strongly depict the benefits of "Kids Save Lives" program by improving the theoretical knowledge. The course should performed for at least 2 years in order to attain optimal results of theoretical knowledge. Further research is needed to identify the times a student must follow the program to maximize its effectiveness

scholarly journals The impact of kids save lives program on knowledge and skills of Greek students, subgroup analysis on recognition of cardiac arrest

2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (Supplement_1) ◽  
Author(s):  
C Parisis ◽  
A Bouletis ◽  
K Chatzidimitriou ◽  
D-D Palla ◽  
P Makri ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Cardiac Arrest ◽  
World Health Organization ◽  
Subgroup Analysis ◽  
Life Support ◽  
World Health ◽  
Theoretical Knowledge ◽  
Practical Skills ◽  
Before And After ◽  
Health Organization ◽  
The Impact

Abstract Funding Acknowledgements Type of funding sources: None. Background Sudden cardiac death is one of the main issues worldwide, with more than 700.000 deaths annually. It is strongly believed that the implementation of "Kids Save Lives" project in schools can change this situation. The World Health Organization endorsed the ‘Kids Save Lives’ project in 2015 in order to reduce mortality. The first chain of survival concerns the recognition of cardiac arrest with chin lift and head tilt manoeuvre of the victim and the feel- look- listen approach. Purpose Τo evaluate the level of theoretical knowledge, as far the recognition of cardiac arrest is concerned in Greek secondary school students before and after the "Kids Save Lives" program. Material – Method: Data collection took place on the academic periods of 2017-2018 and 2018-2019 and was performed in secondary schools of Thessaly’s region. A total of 4922 students (51,9% female, mean age 14.2 years) participated on the "Kids save Lives" program according to the European Resuscitation Council (ERC) and World Health Organization (WHO) statement. A 12-point questionnaire was answered by the students before and after the "kid saves lives" program, while practical skills were evaluated on manikins by experienced ERC Basic Life Support (BLS) Instructors. The knowledge of the recognition of cardiac arrest is investigated in this subgroup analysis Results The training improves significantly the theoretical knowledge regarding the recognition of cardiac arrest, with the percentage of correct answers being 58,3% and 96,1%,before and after the course respectively (p < 0.001). In the practical part of the program, almost all of the participants (98.9%) could recognize the correct position near the victim and 91% perform chin lift manoeuvre and recognize cardiac arrest. Conclusions The overall results reveal that the "Kids Save Lives" program can play a important role in improving the theoretical knowledge and  the practical skills of Greek students towards towards the recognition of cardiac arrest and indicate the necessity of implementation in a greater scale nationwide.

scholarly journals The impact of kids save lives program on recognition of cardiac arrest and comparison between first and second year of implementation

2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (Supplement_1) ◽  
Author(s):  
C Parisis ◽  
A Bouletis ◽  
TH Triantafyllou ◽  
K Chatzidimitriou ◽  
D-D Palla ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Cardiac Arrest ◽  
World Health Organization ◽  
World Health ◽  
Theoretical Knowledge ◽  
Practical Skills ◽  
Before And After ◽  
Second Year ◽  
One Year ◽  
Health Organization ◽  
The Impact

Abstract Funding Acknowledgements Type of funding sources: None. Background Sudden cardiac death is one of the main issues worldwide, with more than 700.000 deaths annually. It is strongly believed that the implementation of "Kids Save Lives" project in schools can change this situation. The World Health Organization endorsed the ‘Kids Save Lives’ project in 2015 in order to reduce mortality. The first chain of survival concerns the recognition of cardiac arrest with chin lift and head tilt manoeuvre of the victim and the feel- look- listen approach. Purpose Τo evaluate the level of theoretical knowledge, as far the recognition of cardiac arrest is concerned in Greek secondary school students before and after the "Kids Save Lives" program and before and after the second year of implementation Material – Method: Data collection took place on the academic periods of 2017-2018 and 2018-2019 and was performed in secondary schools of Thessaly’s region. A total of 4922 students (51,9% female, mean age 14.2 years) participated initially on the "Kids save Lives" program according to the European Resuscitation Council (ERC) and World Health Organization (WHO) statement. 683 of them followed again the same program one year later A 12-point questionnaire was answered by the students before and after the "kid saves lives" program, while practical skills were evaluated on manikins by experienced ERC Basic Life Support (BLS) Instructors. The knowledge of the recognition of cardiac arrest is investigated in this subgroup analysis Results The training improves significantly the theoretical knowledge regarding the recognition of cardiac arrest, with the percentage of correct answers being 58,3% and 96,1%,before and after the course respectively for the first year (p < 0.001). One year later, students answered correct at 83,3% (p < 0,001)  before the course and 96,1% after.  In the practical part of the program, almost all of the participants (98.9%) could recognize the correct position near the victim and 91% perform chin lift manoeuvre and recognize cardiac arrest. The same results were observed in the second year. Conclusions The overall results reveal that the "Kids Save Lives" program can play a important role in improving the theoretical knowledge and  the practical skills of Greek students towards the recognition of cardiac arrest and also indicate that this program should take place for at least 2 years in a row in order to help students maintain their knowledge.

scholarly journals Efficacy of Kids Save Lives program on students knowledge on the subject of automatic external defibrillators

EP Europace ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 23 (Supplement_3) ◽  
Author(s):  
C Parisis ◽  
A Bouletis ◽  
K Chatzidimitriou ◽  
D Palla ◽  
P Makri ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
World Health Organization ◽  
World Health ◽  
Theoretical Knowledge ◽  
School Students ◽  
Funding Sources ◽  
Before And After ◽  
The Subject ◽  
The Times ◽  
Health Organization ◽  
Funding Acknowledgements

Abstract Funding Acknowledgements Type of funding sources: None. Background Sudden cardiac death is one of the main issues worldwide, with more than 700.000 deaths annually. It is strongly believed that the implementation of "Kids Save Lives" project in schools can change this situation. The World Health Organization endorsed the ‘Kids Save Lives’ project in 2015 in order to reduce mortality. On the other hand the use of automatic external defibrillators (AED) is associated with higher survival rate after a cardiac arrest. Purpose Τo evaluate the level and the improvement of theoretical knowledge of secondary school students on the subject of AEDs  before and after the "Kids Save Lives" respectively. Material – Method: Data collection took place on the academic periods of 2017-2018 and 2018-2019 and was performed in secondary schools. A total of 5562 students participated on the "Kids save Lives" program according to the European Resuscitation Council (ERC) and World Health Organization (WHO) statement. A 12 point questionnaire was answered by the students before and after the "kids saves lives" program. Among other questions, there was one which investigate the knowledge of students in the usage of AEDs and another one asked students to refer a place, where somebody can find an AED. Results The training improves significantly the theoretical knowledge regarding the usage of AEDs, with the percentage of correct answers being 49 % and 85,9%, before and after the  course respectively (p < 0.001).  Moreover, only 19,8% of the students knew a place, where somebody can find an AED before  the course and 77,2% after the course (p < 0,001) Conclusions The overall results strongly depict the benefits of "Kids Save Lives" program by improving the theoretical knowledge on the subject of AEDs. Further research is needed to identify the times a student must follow the program to maximize its effectiveness and more action must take place in order to make students familiar with AEDs.

Developing Medicines in Line with Global Public Health Needs: The Role of the World Health Organization

2011 ◽  
Vol 20 (2) ◽  
pp. 290-297 ◽  
Author(s):  
TIKKI PANG
Keyword(s):  
World Health Organization ◽  
Gender Violence ◽  
Sub Saharan Africa ◽  
World Health ◽  
Director General ◽  
Global Public Health ◽  
Absolute Poverty ◽  
The World ◽  
Health Organization ◽  
The Impact

“I want my leadership to be judged by the impact of our work on the health of two populations: women and the people of Africa.” This is how Dr. Margaret Chan, the current Director-General of the World Health Organization (WHO), described her leadership mission. The reason behind this mission is evident. Women and girls constitute 70% of the world’s poor and 80% of the world’s refugees. Gender violence against women aged 15–44 is responsible for more deaths and disability than cancer, malaria, traffic accidents, and war. An estimated 350,000 to 500,000 women still die in childbirth every year. The negative health implications of absolute poverty are worst in Sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia. Hence, Chan aims to have the biggest impact on the world’s poorest people.

scholarly journals Estimated Impact of World Health Organization Latent Tuberculosis Screening Guidelines in a Region With a Low Tuberculosis Incidence: Retrospective Cohort Study

2019 ◽  
Vol 69 (12) ◽  
pp. 2101-2108 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lisa A Ronald ◽  
Jonathon R Campbell ◽  
Caren Rose ◽  
Robert Balshaw ◽  
Kamila Romanowski ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
World Health Organization ◽  
Retrospective Cohort ◽  
Latent Tuberculosis ◽  
World Health ◽  
Administrative Databases ◽  
Ltbi Screening ◽  
Immunosuppressive Medications ◽  
Health Organization ◽  
The Impact

Abstract Background Latent tuberculosis infection (LTBI) screening and treatment is a key component of the World Health Organization (WHO) EndTB Strategy, but the impact of LTBI screening and treatment at a population level is unclear. We aimed to estimate the impact of LTBI screening and treatment in a population of migrants to British Columbia (BC), Canada. Methods This retrospective cohort included all individuals (N = 1 080 908) who immigrated to Canada as permanent residents between 1985 and 2012 and were residents in BC at any time up to 2013. Multiple administrative databases were linked to identify people with risk factors who met the WHO strong recommendations for screening: people with tuberculosis (TB) contact, with human immunodeficiency virus, on dialysis, with tumor necrosis factor-alpha inhibitors, who had an organ/haematological transplant, or with silicosis. Additional TB risk factors included immunosuppressive medications, cancer, diabetes, and migration from a country with a high TB burden. We defined active TB as preventable if diagnosed ≥6 months after a risk factor diagnosis. We estimated the number of preventable TB cases, given optimal LTBI screening and treatment, based on these risk factors. Results There were 16 085 people (1.5%) identified with WHO strong risk factors. Of the 2814 people with active TB, 118 (4.2%) were considered preventable through screening with WHO risk factors. Less than half (49.4%) were considered preventable with expanded screening to include people migrating from countries with high TB burdens, people who had been prescribed immunosuppressive medications, or people with diabetes or cancer. Conclusions The application of WHO LTBI strong recommendations for screening would have minimally impacted the TB incidence in this population. Further high-risk groups must be identified to develop an effective LTBI screening and treatment strategy for low-incidence regions.

scholarly journals S.H.A.K.E. COVID-19

2020 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
World Health Organization ◽  
Olympic Games ◽  
World Health ◽  
Protective Measures ◽  
Health Threat ◽  
The World ◽  
Scientific Congress ◽  
Sport Events ◽  
Health Organization ◽  
The Impact

It’s been a while since Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) was characterized as a pandemic by the World Health Organization (WHO), causing major concerns and unfortunately panic in many countries. The on-going outbreak is of international concern and most countries have already announced a series of protective measures to confront this health threat of unknown magnitude. Travel warnings, scientific congress suspensions, cancellations of national holidays and closing of schools, amusement parks, cinemas, theatres and gyms are only some of these measures. The impact in sports is also tremendous. Major sport events like the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games and Euro 2020 have been postponed. Others like the Miami Open and the Wimbledon tennis tournament have been cancelled and there is an ongoing discussion for forthcoming events. However, few have been said regarding the impact of limiting public exercise.

scholarly journals The impact of the new 2010 World Health Organization criteria for semen analyses on the diagnostics of male infertility

2013 ◽  
Vol 17 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Jaime Larach ◽  
Dayalis González ◽  
Saúl Barrera ◽  
Roberto Epifanio ◽  
Mayka Morgan ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Male Infertility ◽  
World Health Organization ◽  
World Health ◽  
Health Organization ◽  
The Impact

scholarly journals Clinical and ultrasound findings before and after praziquantel treatment among Venezuelan schistosomiasis patients

2007 ◽  
Vol 40 (5) ◽  
pp. 505-511 ◽  
Author(s):  
Raiza Ruiz-Guevara ◽  
Belkisyolé Alarcón de Noya ◽  
Sharon Kay Valero ◽  
Pablo Lecuna ◽  
Miguel Garassini ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Abdominal Ultrasound ◽  
Clinical Findings ◽  
Control Measures ◽  
World Health ◽  
Periportal Fibrosis ◽  
Praziquantel Treatment ◽  
Before And After ◽  
Complete Reversal ◽  
Health Organization ◽  
The Impact

Abdominal ultrasound can be a useful tool for diagnosing periportal fibrosis related to Schistosoma mansoni infection, and also for planning and monitoring the evolution of hepatic morbidity following control measures. We evaluated the standardized ultrasound methodology proposed by the World Health Organization for detecting periportal fibrosis and portal hypertension, among patients from an endemic area in Venezuela, and the impact of praziquantel treatment 3-5 years later. After chemotherapy, complete reversal of periportal lesions was observed in 28.2% of the cases and progression of the disease in 5.1%. Improvement in the hepatic disease started with a reduction in the periportal thickening followed by a decrease in the size of the left hepatic lobe, spleen and mesenteric and spleen veins. Ultrasound confirmed the clinical findings after chemotherapy among the patients with reversal of the disease. However, in patients with more advanced disease, these findings were contradictory. There was no correlation between evolution of the disease seen on ultrasound and age, intensity of infection or serological findings.

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