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Car-drivers, Knowledge and Practices Regarding First Aid Of Road Traffic Accidents at
Sohag University

Research Abstract
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.
Research Authors
Asmaa. M. Madkour1
, Safaa A.M. Kotb2
, Safaa. R. Mahmoud3 & Thorea.A. Mahmoud4
Research Department
Research Journal
Assiut Scientific Nursing Journal
Research Member
Research Pages
(125-133)
Research Publisher
NULL
Research Rank
2
Research Vol
Vol (8), Issue (20), Special No.(1)
Research Website
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Research Year
2020