Awareness of school teachers about students common emergencies during school time in the eastern region, Saudi Arabia: A cross-sectional study

IF 16.4 1区化学 Q1 CHEMISTRY, MULTIDISCIPLINARY

Accounts of Chemical Research Pub Date : 2024-07-26 DOI:10.4103/jfmpc.jfmpc_1954_23

A. Alruwaili, Hajar Al Sulaiteen, A. Alanazy, Zahraa Almousa, Maryam Alshaqaqiq, Albatool Alhofufi, N. Almulhem, Zahraa Alibrahim

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ABSTRACT Schools have to ensure student safety and well-being. However, medical emergencies involving injuries are common, requiring teachers to provide prompt first aid before professional care arrives. This study assessed knowledge and awareness of first aid among school teachers to identify areas needing improvement. This cross-sectional study surveyed 371 teachers from the eastern region primary schools using a standardized questionnaire assessing first aid knowledge across areas like bleeding control, fractures, seizures, choking, and burns. Demographic factors were analyzed for correlations with knowledge levels. Pearson’s Chi-square tests analyzed bivariate relationships comparing correct knowledge identification percentages across teacher sociodemographic. The level of statistical significance was at a P value <0.05 across tests. Only 157 teachers felt able to appropriately handle medical emergencies. Major knowledge gaps existed regarding airway obstruction and chemical injuries, with 168 unable to identify correct responses for choking first aid and 105 unsure of chemical burn management steps. Appropriate fracture management was lacking, with just 70 correctly endorsing nose pinch for nosebleeds. Cardiopulmonary resuscitation knowledge was inadequate, with 57 of teachers unaware of the basics. Teachers demonstrating higher knowledge levels overwhelmingly had prior first aid training (153, 66.5%) compared to untrained counterparts (89, 63.1%). The study revealed poor first aid knowledge among elementary school teachers for effectively managing child emergencies. Strategies enhancing delivery must address barriers around training access, knowledge attrition, and variability in baseline skills through sustainable system-wide policies applied nationally. Fulfilling schools’ ethical obligations toward maintaining student safety requires urgent reforms to bolster emergency preparedness.

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沙特阿拉伯东部地区学校教师对学生在校期间常见紧急情况的认识：横断面研究

摘要学校必须确保学生的安全和福祉。然而，受伤的紧急医疗事件屡见不鲜，这就要求教师在专业护理人员到达之前及时提供急救。本研究对学校教师的急救知识和意识进行了评估，以找出需要改进的地方。这项横断面研究使用标准化问卷调查了东部地区小学的 371 名教师，评估了他们在止血、骨折、癫痫、窒息和烧伤等方面的急救知识。研究分析了人口统计学因素与知识水平的相关性。皮尔逊卡方检验分析了教师社会人口学正确知识识别百分比的二元关系。所有测试的统计显著性水平均为 P 值小于 0.05。只有 157 名教师认为自己能够恰当地处理医疗紧急情况。在气道阻塞和化学伤害方面存在较大的知识差距，168 名教师无法确定窒息急救的正确应对措施，105 名教师不清楚化学烧伤的处理步骤。缺乏适当的骨折处理方法，仅有 70 人正确掌握了捏鼻止血的方法。心肺复苏知识不足，57 名教师不了解基本知识。知识水平较高的教师绝大多数都接受过急救培训（153 人，66.5%），而未接受过培训的教师只有 89 人（63.1%）。研究表明，小学教师的急救知识水平较低，无法有效处理儿童突发事件。提高培训效果的策略必须通过在全国范围内实施可持续的全系统政策，解决培训机会、知识流失和基线技能差异等方面的障碍。要履行学校维护学生安全的道德义务，就必须进行紧急改革，加强应急准备。

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Accounts of Chemical Research 化学-化学综合

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31.40

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1.10%

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312

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2 months

期刊介绍： Accounts of Chemical Research presents short, concise and critical articles offering easy-to-read overviews of basic research and applications in all areas of chemistry and biochemistry. These short reviews focus on research from the author’s own laboratory and are designed to teach the reader about a research project. In addition, Accounts of Chemical Research publishes commentaries that give an informed opinion on a current research problem. Special Issues online are devoted to a single topic of unusual activity and significance. Accounts of Chemical Research replaces the traditional article abstract with an article "Conspectus." These entries synopsize the research affording the reader a closer look at the content and significance of an article. Through this provision of a more detailed description of the article contents, the Conspectus enhances the article's discoverability by search engines and the exposure for the research.