A Study To Assess The Effectiveness Of Planned Teaching Programme On Knowledge Regarding Selected First Aid Measures Among School Children At A Selected Government High School In Kancheepuram District.

Mr.Palagani Naga Raju

Volume : VII, Issue : IX, September - 2018

A Study To Assess The Effectiveness Of Planned Teaching Programme On Knowledge Regarding Selected First Aid Measures Among School Children At A Selected Government High School In Kancheepuram District.

Mr. Palagani Naga Raju

Abstract :

Background: The school children incidence was 3.6 fractures per 100 people per year and an important public health burden. The first aider of school children were assisting someone with an injured extremity, the aims of their intervention should be to protect the extremity, to restrict pain and bleeding and to obtain professional support Objectives:(1) To assess the level of knowledge on selected first aid measures among school children.(2)To determine the effectiveness of planned teaching programme on selected first aid measures among school children.(3)To associate the selected demographic variables with the post test level of knowledge on selected first aid measures among school children.Material and methods:Quantitative research approach, Pre–experimental design with one group pre test and post test design was used in this study.data was collected from 100 school children studying from VIII to IX standard at Government High School. simple random sampling was used for selecting the sample the investigator developed planned teaching programme used for data collection.