Rabia Qadeer, Surriyya Sarwat, Syeda Ghadeer Zehra Naqvi, Usman Shabbir, Aliza Babar.
Assessment of Knowledge and Attitude regarding First Aid Management of Road Traffic Accidents among Undergraduate Medical Students.
J Saidu Med Col Jan ;11(3):128-32.

Background: Road traffic accidents (RTAs) are significant public health and developmental crisis. RTAs are chief cause of morbidity and mortality globally. First aid management enhances the rate of survival among victims of RTAs. Objectives: To determine the knowledge and attitude regarding first aid management of road traffic accidents (RTAs) among medical students. Material and methods: A cross sectional, questionnaire-based study was conducted in Jinnah Sindh Medical University and Affiliated Medical college of JSMU (Karachi) during the period of August to November 2018. A total of 162 MBBS students wereincluded in this study. Questionnaire was designed to assess knowledge and attitude of first aid management of RTAs and effective ways that are beneficial in creating mass awareness regarding first aid management of RTAs. Questionnaire was consisted of demographic data, open and close ended questions. Results: 110(67.89%) students had knowledge of first aid management in RTAs. Nearly 112(69.13%) students were aware of basic components of first aid management in RTAs. Only 56(34.56%) students considered it significant to attend RTA during clinical postings. Conclusion: Knowledge of medical students was deficient in few fundamental areas of first aid management in RTAs. Majority of medical students were well aware of the significance of first aid management in RTAs. Attitude of medical students in cases of RTAs was inadequate (p-value=0.008).Keywords: First aid management, road traffic accidents, knowledge, attitude, medical students, curriculum.

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