Year: 2013
Type: article
Study design: Observational Study
Abstract: Background: A basic knowledge and understandingof first aid can be invaluable for individuals to beable to provide emergency care in the event of anaccident, possibly saving lives and minimizinginjury. Since injury is the fifth leading cause of deathand children at the age of primary school are liablefor accidents and lack of knowledge and goodjudgment of their teachers may lead to dangerousconsequences when emergencies occur. Trainingteachers how to deal with accidents is of obviousimportance.Objectives: To estimate the adequacy of primaryschool teachers’ knowledge of first aid concerningexternal bleeding and fractures and Whether there's adifference in knowledge in regard to years spent inteaching or the teaching subject and to decidewhether primary school teachers need training or not.Methods: This study is a cross-sectional Study wasdone over 5 months (from 01/Dec/2010 to 01/May/2011) in five randomly chosen primary schools indifferent regions in Baghdad/ Al-Rusafa,carried outon 100 primary school teachers without inclusion orexclusion criteria.Statistical analysis: Chi-Square was calculated byMiniTab Program to estimate significance. Thesignificance level was set at P<0.05.Results: Of the 100 participants, 4% had goodknowledge, 19% had fair knowledge and 77% hadpoor knowledge, 26% were science teachers, 9%were social studies teachers, 43% were literatureteachers and 22% were sport/art teachers. Nosignificant difference was found for their knowledge(p value=0.41).Also participants were classifiedaccording to the years they spent in teaching. Nosignificance was found for their knowledge (pvalue=0.82).Conclusions: Primary school teachers' knowledge offirst aid concerning external bleeding and fractures ispoor and certainly inadequate.No difference wasfound in regard to how many years spent in teachingand difference in teaching subjects also has no effecton their knowledge.
Source: AL-Kindy College Medical Journal
Author: Yossra Kalaf Hanoon Al-Robaiaay
Institution: University of Baghdad
Language: English
Field: Medicine
Domain: Health Sciences
Open Access status: diamond
OpenAlex ID: W4388790482