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Erschienen in: Journal of Public Health 5/2017

17.06.2017 | Original Article

Does experience change anything? Attitudes of paramedic students regarding drinking and driving

verfasst von: Anna Domrev-Benkovich, Adi Ronen, Orli Grinstein-Cohen

Erschienen in: Journal of Public Health | Ausgabe 5/2017

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Abstract

Purpose

The current study examined attitudes and behavior of first degree emergency medical technician (paramedic) students at Ben-Gurion University of the Negev in Israel toward DUI (driving under the influence).

Methods

Students were asked to complete an anonymous, self-administered, multiple-choice questionnaire and a demographic questionnaire.

Results

We found that 42% of respondents (n = 59) had driven after drinking, and 56% of them had driven after more than one drink in the past year. Furthermore, 70% of the students had been designated drivers in the past year, 31% of whom had drunk-driven. No significant difference was found between past volunteers at MDA* and those who did not volunteer regarding the number of DUI events or the amount of alcohol consumed, but those who did volunteer drank more when engaging in DUI.

Conclusion

Our findings are worrisome and may reveal the strength of social norms for consumption of alcohol on one hand and the lack of suitable education regarding the dangers of alcohol in the health care department on the other hand.
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Metadaten
Titel
Does experience change anything? Attitudes of paramedic students regarding drinking and driving
verfasst von
Anna Domrev-Benkovich
Adi Ronen
Orli Grinstein-Cohen
Publikationsdatum
17.06.2017
Verlag
Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Erschienen in
Journal of Public Health / Ausgabe 5/2017
Print ISSN: 2198-1833
Elektronische ISSN: 1613-2238
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10389-017-0814-3

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