Effectiveness of Training Program of School-Age Students about First Aid by Videos Techniques on their Safety Practices in Al-Ashar District Schools at Basra City

Abstract

This quasi-experimental study aims to identify the students’ knowledge about first-aid (Epistaxis, Epilepsy, Fracture, and Wounds), Evaluates the effectiveness of training program of school age students about first aid by videos on the study group, and Find out the relationships between the effectiveness of the training program of school age students about first aid and their socio- demographic characteristics (age, gender, parents’ education, parents’ occupation, and family’ socioeconomic status). The study was conducted at primary schools in Al-Ashar District at basra City for the period from October 7th, 2018 to April 16th, 2019. The study included a probability (simple random) sample of 160 students who were randomly select into study and control groups; 80 students for each group. The results of the study displayed that there were statistically significant differences in students’ practices related to first-aid (Epistaxis, Epilepsy, Fracture, and wounds) after the administration of the video-assisted training program. The study concluded that the video-assisted training program positively affected students’ practices related to first-aid of epistaxis, epilepsy, fractures, and wounds. Furthermore, parents’ level of education has an effect in determining students’ overall practices related to first-aid