Public First Aid Knowledge and Attitudes in Guizhou, China – Survey Dataset

This dataset was collected as part of a cross-sectional study investigating the knowledge and attitudes of the general public in Guizhou Province, China, toward emergency first aid. The study aimed to identify sociodemographic and training-related factors associated with first aid knowledge and to assess public attitudes toward learning and performing emergency aid.The data were gathered via a structured questionnaire from 1,091 adult residents between September and December 2024. Variables include gender, age, occupation, education, training history, and responses to 20 first aid knowledge items (scored as 0 = incorrect, 1 = correct), as well as seven Likert-scale items evaluating attitudes toward first aid education and action.All personal identifiers have been removed. The study was approved by the Ethics Committee of the Affiliated Hospital of Zunyi Medical University (Approval No. KLL-2023-519), and informed consent was obtained from all participants.This dataset may be useful for public health researchers, health educators, and policymakers interested in community-based emergency preparedness, first aid education, and health equity.

本数据集源自一项横断面研究，该研究针对中国贵州省普通公众的急诊急救认知与态度展开调查。本研究旨在明确与急救认知相关的社会人口学及培训相关因素，并评估公众对学习与实施急救的态度。研究于2024年9月至12月期间，通过结构化问卷从1091名成年居民中采集数据。所采集的变量涵盖性别、年龄、职业、受教育程度、培训经历，以及20道急救认知题的作答结果（计分规则为0=错误，1=正确），另包含7项李克特（Likert-scale）量表题目，用于评估公众对急救教育与急救行动的态度。所有个人身份标识均已脱敏。本研究已获得遵义医科大学附属医院伦理委员会批准（批准号：KLL-2023-519），所有参与者均签署了知情同意书。本数据集可服务于关注社区应急准备、急救教育及健康公平的公共卫生研究者、健康教育工作者及政策制定者。