Primary School Teachers Knowledge about First-Aid

Objectives: To explore primary school teachers knowledge regarding first aid. Subjects and Methods: A cross-sectional descriptive study design was applied among primary school teachers at governmental primary schools for boys in Abha City, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. A self-administered questionnaire was designed by the researchers, which included socio-demographic data and knowledge about first-aid measures for the most common incidents among school children. Results: The study included 187 teachers. Their age ranged between 25 and 58 years with a mean of 41.5±7.4 years. Fifty-three teachers (28.3%) attended a course on first-aid. Of them, 33 (62.3%) reported that these courses included practical training. About half of the teachers (52.4%) had satisfactory knowledge about bleeding, and 3 1 % had satisfactory knowledge about poisoning. Conclusions: Knowledge about first aid is not satisfactory among teachers of primary schools for boys in Abha, KSA. First aid educational and training programs should be introduced at school and college levels for early management of injuries and emergencies. Moreover, knowledge about first-aid should be incorporated in educational curricula. Future studies may be conducted to assess knowledge about first aid among teachers of other grades (e.g., secondary) and teachers of girls schools.