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The Army Conscript's Mobile First-Aid Guide for First-Aid Information and Learning Support - An Intervention Study

Puurunen Anne, Jokela Jorma, Ville Harkke, Mustonen Pekka, Castrén Maaret, Markku Kallio, The Army Conscript's Mobile First-Aid Guide for First-Aid Information and Learning Support - An Intervention Study. In: Proceedings of The 2nd International Conference on Society and Information Technologies: ICSIT 2011 , March 27th - 30th, 2011 – Orlando, Florida, USA (CD-rom), CD-Rom, International Institute of Informatics and Systemics (IIIS), 2011.

Abstract:

We evaluate the effect of using a mobile electronic first-aid guide in training for army conscripts. The study groups consist of conscripts from two Finnish garrisons from the I/2007 cohort. One group received a mobile first-aid guide for their mobile phones and the other (control) group did not.
The groups were tested twice in first-aid knowledge, once before their standard military first-aid training to establish a base level and the second time four months after the training. The group equipped with the mobile guide showed a significantly better level of knowledge than the control group in the second test.
The army's mobile first-aid guide was found to be a useful tool in emergency situations and for studying first-aid knowledge during the conscripts’ leisure time. It brings a new mobile dimension to training and education in first-aid situations in a military environment.

BibTeX entry:

@INPROCEEDINGS{inpPuJoHaMuCaKa11a,
  title = {The Army Conscript's Mobile First-Aid Guide for First-Aid Information and Learning Support - An Intervention Study},
  booktitle = {Proceedings of The 2nd International Conference on Society and Information Technologies: ICSIT 2011 , March 27th - 30th, 2011 – Orlando, Florida, USA (CD-rom)},
  author = {Puurunen Anne and Jokela Jorma and Harkke, Ville and Mustonen Pekka and Castrén Maaret and Kallio, Markku},
  publisher = {International Institute of Informatics and Systemics (IIIS)},
  pages = {CD-Rom},
  year = {2011},
}

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