Table 3 Post-crash first aid practices among traffic police officers reported singly or multiply in a given scenario
Question | Responses | Officers’ responses n (%) |
|---|---|---|
How would you ensure personal safety during RTI victim care | Put on glovesa | 241(70.9) |
Put on plastic bags | 37(10.9) | |
Cordon off the scene | 15(4.4) | |
I don’t know | 63(18.5) | |
How would you initially manage a compromised airway | Mouth to mouth breath | 45(13.2) |
Chin lift head tilta | 16(4.7) | |
Loosen belt | 51(15) | |
Decongest the area | 92(27.1) | |
Uncover the victim’s chest | 64(18.8) | |
Pour water on the victim | 5(1.5) | |
Fan the victim | 74(21.8) | |
Compress the chest | 46(13.5) | |
Rush victim to hospital | 29(8.5) | |
Place victim on back | 66(19.4) | |
I don’t know | 37(10.9) | |
How would you control bleeding from an injured site | Applying pressure with cloth/bandagea | 278(81.8) |
Pour cold water to injured site | 4(1.2) | |
Cover bleeding area with cloth/bandage | 22(6.5) | |
Rush victim to hospital | 20(5.9) | |
I don’t know | 17(5.0) | |
How would you initially manage a fractured bone | Applying splinta | 158(46.5) |
Stretch bone | 41(12.1) | |
Tie bone with bandage/cloth | 76(22.4) | |
Rush victim to hospital | 107(31.5) | |
I don’t know | 28(8.2) |