title: [Assessment of the efficiency of the first aid course among construction companies in the Province of Bergamo].
abstract: The aim of this project is to value, through a specific questionnaire, the effectiveness and utility of the professional training among the construction workers responsible of the First Aid. 48 construction firms, in Province of Bergamo, were examined and 100 first aid responsible were tested through to the questionnaire. The 21% of the subjects performed a practical first aid intervention. The 84% considers the professional training courses to be globally satisfactory, and one third underlines the necessity of an annual refresher course. This study tends to confirm the validity of this program of professional training, particularly in the construction trade, that is characterized by a high accidents rate.
authors.affiliation: Unità Operativa di Medicina del Lavoro degli Ospedali Riuniti di Bergamo, Italy.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Pavesi
authors.forename: M M
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: Riva
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Papageorgiou
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Mosconi
mesh_terms: D004521:Educational Measurement; D005392:First Aid; D006801:Humans; D007221:Industry / Q000193:education*; D007558:Italy; D016272:Occupational Health; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires