Capacity Building of Females Governmental Secondary School Teachers in Abha City For Crises Management & First Aid

Abstract

Background: A crisis is a temporary emotional condition wherein one’s usual coping mechanisms have failed in the face of a perceived challenge or threat. First aid is the assessments and interventions that can be performed by a bystander immediately with minimal or no medical equipments. High school students and teachers lack knowledge regarding the appropriate first aid action to be taken for injuries and common illnesses. Various incorrect practices and myths associated with illnesses and injuries have been reported among students and their teachers. Capacity building is one of the WHO Strategies for improving disaster preparedness for school students and teachers. The aim of this study is to develop the capacity building of female governmental secondary school teachers on how to deal with crises management and first aid. Design: A Quasi experimental Design was used; one group pretest–Post Test Design. Setting: A stratified random sample was used to select secondary schools in Abha. Subjects: A random sample of 100 secondary school teachers was chosen from the selected setting in Abha. Instrumentation: Two structured formats were used to collect data pertinent to the study. The first was a pre/post interviewing questionnaire, and the second was a pre/post observational checklist. Results: 1. the studied sample had higher mean score at post test in relation to knowledge of first aid items. (2. The studied sample had higher satisfactory level of clinical mean score at post test in relation to clinical first aid items and also in relation to mean total clinical score. The studied sample had satisfactory and higher mean score at post test in relation to crisis management items and also in relation to mean total knowledge score. Conclusion: The health education and training program were succeeded to improve the knowledge and skills of school teachers in first aid and dealing with wounds, , burns, shock, bleeding, CPR and fractures and dealing with crisis management.  This improvement was proved statistically. Recommendations: Nurses should highlight the need for disaster safety education; it is evident that disaster has significant impact on school students. The implementation of the health education and training program designed by researchers in similar settings to improve the knowledge and skills of school teachers in first aid and dealing with wounds, burns, shock, bleeding, CPR and fractures and dealing with crisis management.

Keywords: Capacity Building, Crises Management, First Aid