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ASSESSING KNOWLEDGE OF FIRST AID SKILLS AMONG FIRST YEAR MEDICAL STUDENTS AT BIMS COLLEGE, BELAGAVI

Published:2021-02-01 Issue: Volume: Page:42-43
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Container-title:INDIAN JOURNAL OF APPLIED RESEARCH
language:en
Short-container-title:IJAR

Author:

Nikam Padmaja¹,R Manasa D.²,Nikam Shashikanth³,Yadgude Ramkrishna⁴

Affiliation:

1. Associate Professor Department of Biochemistry, Belagavi Institute of Medical Sciences, Belagavi, Karnataka, India.

2. Tutor Department of Biochemistry, Belagavi Institute of Medical Sciences, Belagavi, Karnataka, India

3. Prof & HOD, Department of Biochemistry, Belagavi Institute of Medical Sciences, Belagavi, Karnataka, India.

4. Medical ofcier, PHC Ankalgi, Belagavi.

Abstract

Background: Adequate knowledge regarding rst aid skills is highly important to save victim's life prior to hospital admission at the site of emergency/accident or any worsening illness. Recently, most of the medical colleges included formal rst aid training in new teaching curriculum (i.e. foundation course) among rst year medical students. To assess the level of Aim: knowledge among rst medical students after formal rst aid training This c Methodology: ross-sectional study was conducted during January 2020 among 137 rst year medical students. Data was collected by questionnaire method. Overall knowledge & each condition were graded based on the score as good, moderate & poor. Good knowledge was observed only in 0.7% (01/137) tot Results: al students, whereas moderate knowledge in 30% (42/137) & poor knowledge in 67% (93/137) students. Analysis of knowledge in selected conditions like adult & infant CPR was good (73.7% & 67%), but conditions like snake bite, frost bite, unconscious, myocardial infarction, choking etc had poor knowledge. Conclusion: The level of knowledge about rst aid was not good among majority of the students & study also identied the key areas where knowledge was lacking. Thus, there is a need for more number of activities to reinforce their knowledge periodically regarding rst aid in most of the medical conditions.

Publisher

World Wide Journals

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