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Assessment of the First Aid Knowledge of Students at the Mosul Technical Medical Institute

Ehab Mohammed Shaker

Technical Nursing Department, Mosul Technical Institute, Northern Technical University, Iraq

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Volume / Issue5 / 4 (October-December 2024)
Pages104-107
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  • Received02 October 2024
  • Accepted05 November 2024

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Abstract

Objective: To assess the level knowledge of medical institute students about first aid.

Methodology: A random sample was used to select (191) participants. The sample consisted of (67) Students from the first stage of the department, in addition to (124) students from the Mosul Medical Institute. The second stage. Samples were taken from the morning and evening studies, amounting to 153 students in the morning study, while the participation rate was 38 for the evening study. The study began in the period from October 7, 2023, to March. 2024. The internal consistency of the questionnaire was evaluated by calculating the correlation coefficient which (r = 0.80), and statistical analysis was organized by (SPSS, version25).

Result: The current study found that many students in the study (90.1%) did not participate also in first aid programs and courses (97%) found it necessary to turn to first aid activity. We note that the students of the Mosul Medical Technical Institute have information about first aid, at a rate of 52.9%, and they also have knowledge and information on how to deal with head injuries, at a rate of 46.1%, but the students’ information in cases of spinal injury was weak, at a rate of 38.7%, and they had excellent information on how to deal with a person with a head injury at a rate of 72.3%, and their information on dealing with cases of severe bleeding was also good at a rate of 56.5%, and they showed very good knowledge on how to apply pressure to the wound to reduce bleeding. By 75.4%, and 51.3% of the students agreed that force must be used to stop the bleeding.

Recommendations: Increase the special courses of First Aid for students of the Medical Institute by preparing lectures from the nursing department, and further studies can be conducted to assess the knowledge, trends and practices of first aid assistance among students at the Medical Institute.

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AssessmentknowledgeMedical InstituteFirst aid

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Shaker, E. M. (2024). Assessment of the First Aid Knowledge of Students at the Mosul Technical Medical Institute. International Journal of Medical and All Body Health Research, 5(4), 104-107. https://doi.org/10.54660/IJMBHR.2024.5.4.104-107

Shaker, Ehab Mohammed. "Assessment of the First Aid Knowledge of Students at the Mosul Technical Medical Institute." International Journal of Medical and All Body Health Research, vol. 5, no. 4, 2024, pp. 104-107. https://doi.org/10.54660/IJMBHR.2024.5.4.104-107.

Shaker, E. M. (2024) 'Assessment of the First Aid Knowledge of Students at the Mosul Technical Medical Institute', International Journal of Medical and All Body Health Research, 5(4), pp. 104-107. doi: 10.54660/IJMBHR.2024.5.4.104-107.

Shaker EM. Assessment of the First Aid Knowledge of Students at the Mosul Technical Medical Institute. International Journal of Medical and All Body Health Research. 2024;5(4):104-107. doi:10.54660/IJMBHR.2024.5.4.104-107

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