Review
Workshop – Week One
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From my feedback and from personal opinion, I have decided to pick the following problem to investigate, propose, research and deliver. This issue seems to have more problems than solutions, therefore, this is why I feel it is the best to participate in.
“How to advice new parents on paediatric first aid care?”
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This technique of using the Five WHY’s system helps get to the route of the problem, and helps navigate a problem in the right direction
1. Why is this a problem?
This is a problem because many parents have little to no knowledge on first aid when it comes to children. There is a research figure that states almost sixty percent (60%) of people would not know what to do if their child’s life was in danger. The main concern is how to treat a child if he or she is choking. There is more than one way to treat a child or baby when it is choking, and most parents would not know how to do this. This article from the Daily Mail, tells us of the different methods for each individual danger.
2. Why should I address this problem when there is tons of information online?
Just because there is information and videos online does not mean it is going to help in the moment, we do not remember something that has been read or spoken about. Most of the population learn by doing, not listening or reading. Our brains are not as accessible from behind a computer screen. If there are classes on this, people are most likely to remember it, especially if taught throughout school from a young age. This article has been pulled from the NHS website, it has a good amount of information, but it is boring and I was less reluctant to read it, because it did not flow well enough.
https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/pregnancy-and-baby/helping-choking-baby/
https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/first-aid/
3. Why is this not being taught in schools?
There are some, but few schools in the UK who actually have the ambulance service come in and teach first aid. It needs to be delivered in every school, 8 out of 10 school children believe the public would treat them better if they were first aid trained. Sixty-nine percent (69%) of school children say they would not know what to do if someone needed serious help. The public is too reliant on the emergency services, this why the NHS is so stretched and in serious need of help. On average, there are sixteen emergency calls to 999 every minute. In 2014, there were twenty-three thousand, two hundred and sixteen (23,216) calls per day, this is incredible. There are not enough people to cover these calls, if there was enough people in the world who knew first aid, we would not need the NHS services as much as we do today.
http://content.digital.nhs.uk/article/4905/Ambulance-services-16-emergency-calls-to-999-per-minute
https://www.sja.org.uk/sja/about-us/latest-news/pupils-speak-out.aspx
4. Why is this not being handled at the hospitals? (specifically in the maternity wards)
There is not enough staff to deal with these matters. Simple as.
5. Why do you think this will work when there is no money to spare?
If there was a way to raise money for this project and to support the NHS, we would be able to gather a small team who goes round and teaches the importance of first aid in schools. There is a team who does this, the LIVES team works for free as part of the ambulance service. LIVES is a Lincolnshire charity that supports volunteers who can deliver care to those in need of critical medical attention in their local area.
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There are three final things I need to consider. Desirability, Feasibility and Viability. Firstly, I need to ask myself is this problem a desirability? I believe this idea is definitely an idea that is and can be further desired. I have spoken to several new / old mothers and they have said they would not know or did not know what to do if their had been in extreme (medical) danger. Secondly, I asked myself is this problem feasible? I believe this idea is definitely do able, there is enough self-help groups out there who would be willing to jump on this project. Finally, is this problem viable? I believe it is one hundred percent, worth it. With first aid being taught in pre-schools, it improves everyones chances of helping and saving more peoples lives, not just for young mothers but for everyone. Not to mention, it might take the strain off the NHS. (Maybe)
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In conclusion to this five why’s review, I now believe I have gathered enough evidence to begin my proposal and produce a research file that will help me investigate and solve this problem.