A STUDY TO ASSESS THE EFFECTIVENESS OF SKILL BASED TRAINING PROGRAM FOR FIRST RESPONDER ON SELECTED EMERGENCIES IN TERMS OF KNOWLEDGE AND PRACTICE OF COLLEGE STUDENTS OF SELECTED DISTRICT OF HARYANA.

Abstract

Introduction: In most of the developing countries, there is no formal system to provide pre-hospital care in the eld. In country like India, Emergency Medical Services are fragmented and not accessible throughout the country. In India, it is found that the injured victim usually is rescued by a Good Samaritan passer-by and are transported to medical care facilities by law enforcement personnel, especially in violent situations, private or public vehicles, motorcycles, wheelbarrows or other means. Materials And Methods: A single-arm before-after intervention study was conducted after ethical clearance, in Chhotu Ram College of Education, Rohtak, Haryana, to assess the effectiveness of skill based training program for rst responder on selected emergencies in terms of knowledge and practice of fty college students who were selected by simple random sampling method, by using structured knowledge questionnaire and structured observation checklist. The mean post-test knowledge score (29.4), and mean post-test practice score (23.2)Results: was higher than the mean pre-test knowledge and pre-test practice score respectively. The mean difference was tested at 0.01 level of signicance for both knowledge and practice scores. There was a signicant positive correlation between post-test knowledge and practice scores, with a “r” value (0.67) which was statistically signicant at 0.01 level of signicance. Findings revealed that the skill based training program was found to be effective in improving knowledge and practice of college students as rst responder on selected emergencies. The study concludedConclusion: that skill based training program for rst responder on selected emergencies was effective and able to improve the knowledge and practice of college students about rst responder. So, in India, where there is no emergency medical system existing, such training programs can enhance and build informal emergency task force.