Knowledge and attitude of paediatric first aid among elementary schoolteachers in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia

Abstract

A BSTRACT Introduction: Children at schools are at risk of getting injuries during their activities. In the absence of medical support and delays in ambulance arrival, teachers are the first responders to provide first aid when accidents occur. There is a lack of information about schoolteachers’ awareness and knowledge about first aid administration. This study aimed to assess the current level of knowledge and attitude toward paediatric first aid among elementary schoolteachers in Jeddah of Saudi Arabia. Methodology: This is a cross-sectional study. An online questionnaire-based survey was administered to teachers in primary male schools in the Jeddah region. Statistical analysis was performed using JMP software, continuous variables were presented as mean and standard deviation (SD), data for categorical variables were presented as frequencies and percentages and statistical tests ANOVA and Chi Square were also used. The P values <0.05 were considered statistically significant. Results: A total of 221 male schoolteachers were interviewed online in our study. Most of the research participants were aged between 26 and 50 years and most had a bachelor’s degree as the highest education (81.9%). In addition, half of the participants, that is, 50.2%, had between 20 years and 30 years of experience in teaching. Almost all the teachers (99.5%) heard about first aid with more than half (57%) attending training in first aid. The source of information for almost half of them (48%) came from social media and most of them (85%) agree that there is a need for first aid education. Conclusion: Our findings reveal that schoolteachers know about the importance of first aid but lack the training and skills to administer first aid before the ambulance arrives. Therefore, there is an urgent need for proper first aid training for teachers and support staff to prepare them to deal with all the emergencies that most frequently arise at children’s schools.

Erratum: Knowledge and attitude of paediatric first aid among elementary schoolteachers in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia

“…In the article titled “Knowledge and attitude of paediatric first aid among elementary schoolteachers in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia”, published on pages 6795-800, Issue 11, Volume 11 of Journal of Family Medicine and Primary Care,[ 1 ] the affiliations of authors Maher Alsulami1, Abdulaziz A. Madkhali 1 , Majed T. Alharbi 1 , Abdulaziz R. Alzahrani 1 , Ibrahim N. Aljohani 1 , Majid S. Al-Thaqafy 2 ,Adnan A. Alsulami 3 , Mohamed Eldigre 4 , Saleh Aloraibi 5 are written incorrectly as “ 1 Emergency Medical Services Program, College of Applied Medical Sciences, KSAU-HS, Jeddah, 2 Preventive Medicine, Epidemiology and Public Health, Infection Prevention and Control Department, King Abdulaziz Medical City, Jeddah, SAU, 3 Emergency Medical Services Department, College of Applied Medical Sciences, King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, 4 Biostatistics UPPP-J, 5 Nottingham Biomedical Research Centre, Musculoskeletal Theme Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, School of Medicine, University of Nottingham, UK” instead of “ 1 Assistant Professor, Emergency medical services department, college of Applied Medical Sciences, King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences, King Abdullah International Medical Research Center, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia; 2 Emergency Medical Services Program, College of Applied Medical Sciences, KSAU-HS, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia; 3 M.D., M.P.H. MPA, ABCM, Ph.D Consultant/ Assistant Professor of Preventive Medicine, Epidemiology and Public Health, Infection Prevention and Control Department, King Abdulaziz Medical City, Jeddah, SAU Epidemiology and Public Health, King Abdullah International Medical Research Center, Jeddah, SAU King Saud Bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences College of Applied Medical Sciences, Jeddah, SAU; 4 BSc, MSc Lecturer, Emergency medical services department, college of Applied Medical Sciences, King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences, King Abdullah International Medical Research Center, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia; 5 PhD Assistant professor Biostatistics, College of Science and Health Professions, King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences, King Abdullah International Medical Research Center, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia ; 6 Nottingham Biomedical Research Centre, Musculoskeletal Theme Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, School of Medicine, University of Nottingham, UK” with their correct respective affiliation links as “Maher Alsulami 1 , Abdulaziz A. Madkhali 2 , Majed T. Alharbi 2 , Abdulaziz R. Alzahrani 2 , Ibrahim N. Aljohani 2 , Majid S. Al-Thaqafy 3 , Adnan A. Alsulami 4 , Mohamed Eldigre 5 , Saleh Aloraibi 6 ”…”