Student’s Knowledge regarding First aid between two non-Medical Colleges in Sulaimani University

Abstract

Background :First aid is the first treatment a health care worker provides at the site of an accident to a patient who is injured or very sick before the ambulance arrives. First aid providers are those who have the skill and knowledge to deal with life-threatening conditions outside the facilitated environment of a hospital. So the main aim of this research was to compare the Student’s Knowledge regarding First aid between School of Islamic Science and School of Science Education in the University of Sulaimani. Methods: One hundred students in fourth stage, who aged between (21 - 30) years. A self-reported questionnaire was used to collect the data, structured interviews by the researchers. The Data gathering started on 2thApril 2016, and ended on May 2016. A questionnaire was constructed to the purpose of data collection, which consists of two parts; First part composed of socio-demographic characteristic, the second part composed of student’s knowledge concerning First id for (Burn, Bite, Fracture, Airway obstruction). Results: The study finding revealed that more than half in both Islamic Science and Science Education students have some knowledge regarding First aid generally (60%) and (58%) respectively. P. Value (0.68) there is no significant difference between two groups (P<0.05). Conclusion: It is concluded that more than half of students have some knowledge about First aid for bite and fracture. More than half of students have health care profession in the family and they did not know emergency call number. Most of them did not participate in any training or workshop about First aid. Further research needs to be conducted.