Table 4 Practice of kindergarten and elementary school teachers towards first aid in Gondar city, Northwest Ethiopia, 2021 (n = 338)
Item | Response | Frequency (percentage) |
|---|---|---|
Have you ever faced a child in need of first aid in your school? | Yes | 260 (76.9%) |
No | 78 (23.1%) | |
If yes, did you give first aid (n = 260)? | Yes | 223 (85.8%) |
No | 37 (14.2%) | |
Have you ever faced a child with difficulty of breathing? | Yes | 95 (28.1%) |
No | 243 (71.9%) | |
If yes, what did you do (n = 95)? | Called ambulance | 33 (34.7%) |
Encouraged the student to sit quietly | 47 (49.5%) | |
Encouraged slow and deep breath in through the nose and out through the mouth | 15 (15.8%) | |
Have you ever faced a child with fainting? | Yes | 146 (43.2%) |
No | 192 (56.8%) | |
If yes, what did you do (n = 146)? | Called ambulance | 15 (10.3%) |
Kept the student in a flat position | 110 (75.3%) | |
Loosen clothing around the neck and waist | 21 (14.4%) | |
Have you ever faced a child with bleeding from his/her nose? | Yes | 253 (74.9%) |
No | 85 (25.1%) | |
If yes, what did you do (n = 253)? | Called ambulance | 21 (8.3%) |
Laid on the side with head raised on a pillow | 57 (22.5%) | |
Applied uninterrupted pressure by pressing nostrils together | 129 (51.0%) | |
Applied ice to nose | 46 (18.2%) | |
Have you ever faced a child with bleeding on his/her body? | Yes | 171 (50.6%) |
No | 167 (49.4%) | |
If yes, what did you do (n = 171)? | Called ambulance | 18 (10.5%) |
Pressed firmly with a clean bandage to stop bleeding | 60 (35.1%) | |
Elevated bleeding body part gently | 50 (29.2%) | |
Bandaged bleeding wound without interfering circulation | 43 (25.2%) | |
Have you ever faced a child with seizure/epilepsy? | Yes | 148 (43.8%) |
No | 190 (56.2%) | |
If yes, what did you do (n = 148)? | Called ambulance | 6 (4.1%) |
Placed on the floor | 53 (35.8%) | |
Moved surrounding objects to avoid injury | 61 (41.2%) | |
Avoided giving any drink or food by mouth | 28 (18.9%) | |
Have you ever faced a child with choking? | Yes | 108 (32.0%) |
No | 230 (68.0%) | |
If yes, what did you do (n = 108)? | Called ambulance | 6 (5.6%) |
Stood behind the child encircling the child’s chest by hands and squeezed | 63 (58.3%) | |
Continued squeezing until the object expelled | 39 (36.1%) | |
Have you ever faced a child with an injured neck and back? | Yes | 66 (19.5%) |
No | 272 (80.5%) | |
If yes, what did you do (n = 66)? | Called ambulance | 9 (13.6%) |
Laid the student and restrict moving unless harm exacerbated if the students stayed there | 21 (31.8%) | |
Avoided head and neck movement and kept body straight | 36 (54.6%) |