ASSESSMENT OF FIRST AID APPLICATIONS THAT PRESENT ON WEB PAGES ACCORDING TO THE LATEST GUIDELINES

Abstract

Correct action in first aid is one of the most important steps in life saving. It is natural that come face with several situations that necessitate first aid applications in daily life. One of them is bite injury also. Especially, internet is a frequently applying source about health issues. Plenty of web pages are available related to health issues and many of them have quite low reliable content. Objective of this study is to evaluate the content of web pages prepared on first aid for insect bite/sting. “First aid for insect bites” term was searched via Google Chrome web browser in this descriptive study. Fifty web pages including first aid for bites and stings of bee, jellyfish, spider, tick and snake were investigated by researchers with using a check list improved by them. International guidelines on first aid applications were used in the formation of the check list. It has shown that the information on the web pages included in this study is limited in the context of evidence-based concept and recommendations from the latest guidelines. Traditional applications have been taking place in some of web pages. It has been shown that information about first aid for bites/stings from web pages is quite lacking and inadequate. Attention should be paid on the extent of information about first aid on the internet is that much that can be life and health threatening. Therefore, surveillance of web pages and first aid applications that require basic knowledge to be taught with interactive methods are recommended.