Knowledge and Practices of Teachers Regarding First Aid among Students with Special Needs

Salah Eldein Mohammed Mohammed, Hala; Mohammed Esmat, Omaima; Ibrahem Abdelaty, Nadia

doi:10.21608/ejhc.2025.402776

Knowledge and Practices of Teachers Regarding First Aid among Students with Special Needs

Document Type : Original Article

Authors

¹ B.Sc. Faculty of nursing- Ain Shams University (2008)

² Professor and head of family& Community Health Nursing, Faculty of nursing- Ain Shams University

³ Lecturer of family& Community Health Nursing, Faculty of nursing- Ain Shams University Faculty of Nursing - Ain Shams University

10.21608/ejhc.2025.402776

Abstract

Background: Teachers are the main caregivers and the first line of protection for school students with special needs through provisioning of first aid care for a disease or injury. Aim of the study: The study aimed to assess teachers’ knowledge and assess their reported practices about first aid among students with special needs. Design: In this study, a descriptive research design was utilized. Setting: The study was carried out at the schools of intellectual development of the South Sinai Governorate. Two schools in the city of Tour Sinai, one school in Ras Sidr city, also separate classes in the cities of Nuweiba and Dahab. Subjects: A convenient sample of (65) teachers from different schools at South Sinai Governorate were included in the study. Tools: It consisted of two tools: 1^st tool consisted of two parts part 1: Demographic characteristics of teachers, part 2: teachers' knowledge about first aid Questionnaire. 2^ndtool: teachers reported practices regarding first aid. Results: Less than two thirds of teachers had unsatisfactory knowledge about first aid. While more than half of teachers had inadequate practices regarding first aid. Conclusion: There was a highly statistically significant positive correlation between teachers’ knowledge and their reported practices. Additionally, There was a highly significant relationship between all demographic data and their knowledge except for their years of experience, there was significant relation and their gender and marital status, there was no significant relation. Recommendations: Organizing first aid programme consisting of good strategies, policies, coordination, surveillance, and education, providing a safe and controlled environment for students with special needs to learn, and continuous training programs for all teachers about first aid in the all schools especially for special needs students.

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