Madkour, A., Kotb, S., Mahmoud, S., Mahmoud, T. (2020). Car-drivers, Knowledge and Practices Regarding First Aid Of Road Traffic Accidents at Sohag University. Assiut Scientific Nursing Journal, 8(20.00), 125-133. doi: 10.21608/asnj.2020.90513
Asmaa M Madkour; Safaa A.M. Kotb; Safaa R Mahmoud; Thorea A Mahmoud. "Car-drivers, Knowledge and Practices Regarding First Aid Of Road Traffic Accidents at Sohag University". Assiut Scientific Nursing Journal, 8, 20.00, 2020, 125-133. doi: 10.21608/asnj.2020.90513
Madkour, A., Kotb, S., Mahmoud, S., Mahmoud, T. (2020). 'Car-drivers, Knowledge and Practices Regarding First Aid Of Road Traffic Accidents at Sohag University', Assiut Scientific Nursing Journal, 8(20.00), pp. 125-133. doi: 10.21608/asnj.2020.90513
Madkour, A., Kotb, S., Mahmoud, S., Mahmoud, T. Car-drivers, Knowledge and Practices Regarding First Aid Of Road Traffic Accidents at Sohag University. Assiut Scientific Nursing Journal, 2020; 8(20.00): 125-133. doi: 10.21608/asnj.2020.90513
Car-drivers, Knowledge and Practices Regarding First Aid Of Road Traffic Accidents at Sohag University
1Assistant lecturer in family and Community Health Nursing- Faculty of Nursing- Sohag University, Egypt.
2Professor of family and Community Health Nursing- Faculty of Nursing- Assuit University. Egypt
3Assistant Professor of family and Community Health Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Assuit Universit, Egypt
4Lecturer of family and Community Health Nursing-Faculty of Nursing- Sohag University, Egypt.
Abstract
Road traffic accidents have been responsible for an increasing number of deaths and disabilities worldwide. Aim: Assess knowledge and practice of car drivers regarding first aid of road traffic accident. Subjects and methods: A cross-sectional research design was used in the study. It was conducted at Sohag University. A 87 Car drivers was participated in this study. Two tools developed by the researcher were used: Tool:the first tool: A structured interviewing questionnaire that include two parts; Part 1: demographic data of car drivers. Part 2: knowledge assessment questionnaire about first aid and road traffic accidents. Second tool: An observational checklist was used to assess practices of drivers regarding first aid of road traffic accidents. Results: The mean age of the participants was 43.36 ± 9.48. 33.3% of them had secondary education. 92.0% of them weren't having previous first aid training. 86% of them had an unsatisfactory knowledge level and all of studied car drivers had unsatisfactory practices of first aid of road traffic accident. Conclusion: The current study concluded that the majority of them had an unsatisfactory knowledge level and total of car drivers had unsatisfactory practices of first aid of road traffic accident Recommendations: Design and implement training programs for car drivers regarding first aid of road traffic accidents.
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