Abstract :
Introduction: Childhood injury is a very common health problem that requires urgent attention. In school, minor injuries are common and first aid management is important in order to prevent further complication and preserve life. In school, as children are under the care of teachers, school teachers should have some basic skills to perform first aid. A planned teaching program on first aid management of selected minor injuries for school teachers can help in increasing their confidence to perform first aid in an emergency. Methodology: A pre-experimental, one group pre-test post-test design was conducted in Pine Mount Higher Secondary School, Laban and St. Claret Higher Secondary School, Umkdait, Shillong, Meghalaya from Results: Out of 60 participants for knowledge scores, in Pre-test 34 nos (56.66%) had Good scores while 26 nos (43.33%) had Poor scores while in Post-test 59 nos(98.33%) had Good scores and 1 nos ( 1.66%) had Poor knowledge scores .Out of 60 participants for practice scores, in Pre-test 26 nos( 43.33%) were Poor and 34 nos (56.66%) had Good practice scores while in Post-test entire 60 nos (100%) had Good practice scores. The mean knowledge score in pre-test was 19.0 and in post-test was 24.06. The SD for pre-test was 3.36 and SD for post-test was 2.4. The paired t-test value is -13.173 with confidence interval. The mean practice score in pretest is 8.2 and post-test is 23.3. The SD for pre-test is 2.47 and SD for post-test is 2.3, which shows there is significant difference between knowledge and practice score after the planned teaching program. Chi-square results show no association with demographic variables with knowledge and practice. Conclusion: The study concluded that majority of the participants 98.33% (59) achieved good knowledge and 100% (60) achieved good practice skills regarding first aid management of selected minor injuries after the planned teaching program.
Keyword :
First-Aid Management, Selected Minor Injuries, Effectiveness, Planned Teaching Program, School Teachers.