First Aid Knowledge among Primary School Teachers in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Abstract

Introduction: School has a significant impact on a child’s physical and mental growth. A child’s vulnerability to accidents and injuries increases when he or she is in primary school. Teachers are the children’s first caregivers in elementary school. Parents fully dedicate their children to the educational system. At school, they regard the teachers to be their second parents. The purpose of this study is to determine how much first-aid knowledge a Health assigned teacher have and how that knowledge connects to demographic factors. It aids in determining the requirement for enhanced awareness in order to prevent serious consequences and effectively manage these situations. Methodology: Cross sectional study among primary school teachers in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. A predesigned questionnaire is to be used for data collection. Respondents will receive the questionnaire to complete it. The parameters included in the questionnaire included age, gender and other questions that is related to the first aid application. Results: The p values for age, gender, nationality, years of experience, and kind of school are all 0.300, 0.067, 0.962, and 0.569, respectively, according to the Likert scale that was used to assess the 17 knowledge questions with two points in this study. In order to evaluate the first aid knowledge and awareness of primary school teachers in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, the survey’s final findings are presented: the main score is 8.13, and the standard deviation is 2.43. Conclusion: We came to the conclusion from our study of primary school teachers in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, that the majority of them lacked the training required to provide first aid to pupils in an emergency.