Table 6 Questionnaires Items for Practice of respondents about the provision of first aid services to children
From: Enhancing pre-school teachers’ competence in managing pediatric injuries in Pemba Island, Zanzibar
S/N | Item | Responses | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
a | b | c | d | ||
1 | What will you prefer to do first if you will have encountered a situation requiring first aid in school? | Administer first aid before seeking medical assistance first | Call a doctor first | Notify his/parents first | No sure about decision |
2 | What will you do if a child has a fracture of bone in the left arm? | Moving the child to home | Splinting the fractured arm then transfer to hospital | Call an ambulance driver | Notify his/parents |
3 | What will you do if a child encountered fainting? | Shout for help | Elevate the legs above the level of the head | Give water even a child is unconsciousness | No sure about decision |
4 | What will you do if you found a child is drowning (immersed) in water? | Run to call my fellow teachers | Remove the child from water but only if it is safe to do so | Shouting for help | No sure about decision |
5 | What will you do if you find child’s heart stop beating and breaths stop? | Perform Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) with 30 chest compressions and 2 rescue breaths | Moving the child from class room to the office | Refer the child to hospital | No sure of the decision |