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Evaluation of "Stop the Bleed" training among K-12 faculty and staff in Alabama
Allison R Jones1, Michelle R Brown2, Amanda Esslinger3
1Department of Acute, Chronic & Continuing Care, School of Nursing, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama.
Objectives:
To evaluate "Stop the Bleed" (STB) training among/K12 personnel in an Alabama school system, and to assess participants' perceived readiness to train peers in STB methods.
Design And Sample:
We performed a cross-sectional observational study with a convenience, nonprobability sample of 466 full-time personnel who received STB training. Data were collected using an anonymous online survey.
Measurements:
We asked participants to recall feelings related to STB both prior to and after completing training using a 5-point Likert scale (5 = "Strongly Disagree", 1 = "Strongly Agree"). We used logistic regression to evaluate the association among posttraining feelings and perceived preparedness to train others in STB.
Results:
Participants were primarily female (78%), aged 41 ± 10 years, who held faculty positions (94%). Results revealed increased knowledge of (4 [IQR 2-4] vs. 2 [1-2], p < .001) and comfort with (4 [2-5] vs. 2 [1-2], p < .001) STB skills. Participants felt more empowered to organize STB training (4 [3-5] vs. 3 [2-4], p < .001); those who felt empowered to organize STB training were eight times more likely to feel capable of teaching STB.
Conclusions:
After STB training, K-12 personnel felt empowered to organize additional STB trainings and capable of teaching STB methods to others.