Polisers kunskaper om akutsjukvård enligt metoden S-CABCDE

Within the Swedish Police Authority, prehospital emergency care is provided according to the method S-CABCDE. The basics of the method refer to prioritizing measures depending on the type of injury in order to save lives and structure the rescue work. Since patrolling police officers commonly find themself being the first responders in different settings where knowledge of prehospital emergency care is required, it is crucial they are qualified and feel confident using standardized methods.The aim of this study was to investigate whether patrolling police officers deemed current education sufficient and examine if knowledge differed depending on years of patrol duty or where the police were stationed. The study was performed as a survey sent to police personnel officiating either in the Police District (PO) of Uppsala or in the PO of Västerbotten. The survey accumulated answers as gender, age and placement of duty. Furthermore, the respondents evaluated their perceived confidence and knowledge in carrying out emergency care in alignment with S-CABCDE using a Likert scale ranging from 1 to 6. Within this thesis, the researchers have settled for 5-6 on the likert scale as acceptable bounds when measuring knowledge and self-confidence. The result was interpreted amidst bivariate analysis and t-test to search for variations between PO Uppsala and PO Västerbotten.Differences that depended on which Police District the respondent was employed at were detected. Moreover, a correlation between training and self-reported knowledge as well as confidence was observed. According to the requirements for acceptable levels of knowledge that this study relies on, there were also knowledge inconsistencies discovered among respondents. For instance, early stages of the method S-CABCDE rendered the lowest rate in the two participating Police Districts alike. Furthermore, respondents who had been employed as patrolling police officers for a period of 1