A Study to Assess the Effectiveness of Peer-to-Peer Approach on the Knowledge Regarding First Aid Management Among High School Students of Ambikapur Surguja, Chhattisgarh

Abstract

Background: First-Aid Management becomes a crucial role following any injuries to serious accidents resulting in bleeding and fractures to children before the child is transferred to a medical institution, as the children are highly exposed to emergencies due to increasing activity. In schools the complications are more than other regions. The children often go careless about their safety in times of games and plays. Safety measures like first aid are made compulsory due to the chance of occurring emergencies around us. Awareness about safety measure is important in any field of activities. Aim: The present study is aimed to assess knowledge regarding first aid management among selected high school students. Setting and Design: A quantitative research approach with experimental research design was adopted for the study. The study focused on selected high school students from Renaissance Public School Ambikapur Surguja, (C.G). Material and Methods: Totally 60 students equal in each class 9th 10th 11th were enumerated from the selected schools of Renaissance Public School Ambikapur Surguja, (C.G) after obtaining informed consent. Data was collected using 50 questionnaires covering the area, i.e., concepts of first aid management of poisoning management of choking management of burn management of head injury management of bleeding management of broken bone management of severe allergic reaction management of seizure management of wound, haemorrhage & shock to assess knowledge high school students and Self -Structured Questionnaire to assess the effectiveness of peer-to-peer approach on the knowledge regarding first aid management among selected high school students. Results: As the present study aimed to assess the effectiveness of peer-to-peer approach on knowledge regarding first aid management.