Background: Epistaxis is one of the most common otorhinolaryngology emergencies occurring in pediatric population due to school injuries and traumas, predisposing them to require basic yet important first-aid management. This study was done to assess the knowledge and awareness of teachers regarding the first-aid management and control of epistaxis inside schools. Methodology: Totally, 1,073 teachers were evaluated at different grades in schools of the Eastern region of Saudi Arabia. The age of teachers ranged from 20 to 55 years. The international guidelines for first-aid management of epistaxis were used to assess the teachers\' awareness. Results: This study revealed that nearly one-third of the teachers had good awareness regarding epistaxis and its measures. However, the site and duration of nasal position awareness were poor among all teachers. Around 68.1% of the teachers had experienced at least one case of epistaxis in their schools. Nose pressure as a method to control of epistaxis was recorded by 76.5% teachers and 23% mentioned the lower part as the area for pressure, while 12.8% told about pressing for 610 minutes. Conclusion: One-third of teachers had good knowledge regarding epistaxis management, especially those who had previous information regarding epistaxis first aid. However, more attention should be paid to improve teachers\' awareness regarding this area through health education sessions besides better training to apply epistaxis management.
Background Headache disorders are classified as primary or secondary; however, among the secondary headaches, those attributed to food ingestion are not well understood. Therefore, we conducted this study to describe and characterize a new headache entity that occurred during the holy month of Ramadan. This headache occurred within 4 h of breaking the fast. Methods This is a nationwide descriptive community-based cross-sectional study conducted during the last 10 days of Ramadan, based on a random sample of adults living in Saudi Arabia. The demographic data, headache symptomatology, nature and distribution of the pain, possible triggering and relieving factors, and patient management programs were analyzed. Results Completed questionnaires were obtained from 16,031 participants. Of those, 3147 (19.6%) reported headaches after breaking the fast in Ramadan. In 84.1% of cases, there was no previous diagnosis of headache or migraine. The characteristics of these postprandial fasting-related headaches mostly was episodic in nature (72%). The nature of the headache was variable, mostly heaviness or tightness (53.9%). Triggering factors included ingestion of fried food in (45%) and coffee (26.3%). Lying down and sleeping was found to be an important relieving factor (61%). Conclusion A new headache entity is being described. Appears to be quite common, occurs less than 2 h following the first meal, and is mostly of the heaviness and tension type.
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