To determine the current situation regarding emergency rescue training among Chinese college students, in order to provide insight for future training programs.

Questionnaires were collected online from college students in different regions of China (excluding Hong Kong, Macao, and Taiwan). Measurement data are expressed as the mean±standard deviation, and counting data are expressed as percentages (%). Binary and multiple logistic regression models were used to analyze the passing rate of emergency rescue training and the influencing factors of training effect.

A total of 2037 questionnaires were collected, of which 2032 were valid. The student training rate reached 73.9%. Among the students who did not receive training, 63.4% reported that the school did not organize such training program, 34.5% did not have time to attend the training, 31.7% did not pay attention to the training, and 2.1% believed that the training was meaningless. Under the premise of mastering first aid knowledge and skills, 73.0% of students reported that they were willing to rescue strangers and 83.0% were willing to rescue people that they knew. Of the students who did not want to provide help, 84.0% were worried about their ability, 44.0% worried about taking responsibility, 13.0% worried about infectious diseases, 14.0% were afraid of touching "dead people", and other reasons accounted for 4.0%. The passing rate of training reached 94.0%, and training effect and grade were influencing factors on the the passing rate. Among the students who received training, 49.0% believed that the training effect was good, with major and retraining being the influencing factors of training effect. Satisfaction with training content was lowest in the "retraining process" and highest in the "practicability of training knowledge and skills". With regard to first aid knowledge and skill proficiency, "cardiopulmonary resuscitation" was the highest, and "infant cardiopulmonary resuscitation", "infant airway foreign body obstruction exclusion", and "snake bite" were lower.

The training rate, passing rate, rescue intention, and training intention of Chinese college students are high, and the training effect is good, but some knowledge and skills of emergency rescue need to be strengthened.