Knowledge of Pupils with Deafness regarding First Aid in Schools | ||
| Mansoura Nursing Journal | ||
| Volume 9, Issue 2, July 2022, Pages 561-568 PDF (489.13 K) | ||
| Document Type: Original Article | ||
| DOI: 10.21608/mnj.2022.295623 | ||
| Authors | ||
| Eman El-Far1; Samar Abd Elraoof2; Dalia Kishk3 | ||
| 1Demonstrator, Community Health Nursing department, Faculty of Nursing, Mansoura University, Egypt | ||
| 2Professor, Community Health Nursing department, Faculty of Nursing, Mansoura University, Egypt | ||
| 3lecturer, Community Health Nursing department, Faculty of Nursing, Mnsoura University, Egypt | ||
| Abstract | ||
| First aid is the initial, immediate, and temporary care provided to an injured or sick person in an emergency until medical services can be obtained. Pupils with deafness are at a higher risk of injury due to inability to detect and respond to potential hazards in their environment, so first aid knowledge is extremely valuable for everyone in the community, including pupils with deafness; for that this study aimed to assess knowledge of pupils with deafness regarding first aid in schools through carried out a cross sectional study on a convenient sample of 100 of pupils with deafness, at Al Amal School for the pupils with deafness and hearing impairment, Mansoura city, by two tools to assess socio-demographic and economic characteristics, and knowledge of the pupils with deafness regarding first aid in schools. Results. All pupils with deafness had poor level of knowledge regarding first aid. Conclusion. Since the pupils with deafness had poor level of knowledge regarding first aid, it is recommended to design educational program to raise pupils with deafness' knowledge regarding first aid and train pupils with deafness on first aid of common injuries in schools. | ||
| Keywords | ||
| First-aid; knowledge; pupils with deafness; schools | ||
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