Determination of First Aid Knowledge Level of Employees in Preschool Education Institutions

Abstract

This study aims to determine the level of first aid knowledge of individuals working in preschool education institutions. The descriptive and cross-sectional study was conducted with 172 people using face-to-face interview method. The first aid knowledge level form prepared based on the literature was used as a data collection tool. Chi-square test was used for statistical comparison of the data. According to the results of the study, it was determined that 73.3% of the employees working in these institutions had received training on first aid before. However, 74.4% of the participants did not feel adequate in first aid. In this study, 68.6% of the participants were teachers and 31.4% were other support and auxiliary personnel. The rate of correct answers to the questions given was higher than the rate of incorrect answers. Since it is vital for every individual working in preschool education institutions to have first aid knowledge, the level of first aid knowledge should be determined and first aid training should be given to every individual working in these institutions regardless of their title.

Keywords

• First aid
• Preschool education
• Preschool employees

Okul Öncesi Eğitim Veren Kurumlarda Çalışanların İlk Yardım Bilgi Düzeyinin Belirlenmesi

Abstract

Bu çalışma ile okul öncesi eğitim kurumlarında çalışan bireylerin ilk yardım bilgi düzeyinin belirlenmesi amaçlanmaktadır. Tanımlayıcı ve kesitsel nitelikte olan çalışma 172 kişi ile yüz yüze görüşme yöntemi kullanılarak yapılmıştır. Veri toplama aracı olarak, literatüre dayalı olarak hazırlanan ilk yardım bilgi düzeyi formu kullanılmıştır. Verilerin istatistiksel karşılaştırmasında ki-kare testi kullanılmıştır. Araştırmanın sonucuna göre bu kurumlarda çalışanların %73,3’ünün ilk yardım ile ilgili daha önce eğitim aldığı saptanmıştır. Ancak katılımcıların %74,4’ünün kendini ilk yardım konusunda yeterli hissetmediği saptanmıştır. Bu çalışmada katılımcıların %68,6 öğretmen, %31,4 diğer destek ve yardımcı personellerden oluşmaktadır. Verilen sorulara olan doğru yanıtların oranı yanlış yanıtlara oranla yüksek çıkmıştır. Okul öncesi eğitim kurumlarında çalışan her bireyin ilk yardım bilgisine sahip olması hayati önem taşıdığından, bu kurumlarda çalışanların unvanı fark etmeksizin ilk yardım bilgi düzeyi belirlenmeli ve çalışan her bireye ilk yardım eğitimi verilmelidir.

Keywords

• İlkyardım
• Okul Öncesi Eğitim
• Okul Öncesi Çalışanları

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