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aiman Alayed,8 Bsaim Abdulsalam Altirkistani,9 Ahmed Alhajeri,1,3,4 Mohammed K Al Mutairi1,31Department of Pediatric Emergency Medicine, Ministry of the National Guard – Health Affairs, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia; 2College of Applied Medical Sciences, King Saud Bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia; 3King Abdullah International Medical Research Center, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia; 4Emergency Medical Services Department, College of Applied Medical Sciences, King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia; 5College of Medicine, King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia; 6Department of Emergency Medicine, Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University, King Fahad University Hospital, Khobar, Saudi Arabia; 7Faculty of Medicine, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia; 8College of Medicine, Qassim University, Buraydah, Saudi Arabia; 9College of Medicine, King Saud Bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia Correspondence: Nesrin Alharthy, Department of Pediatric Emergency Medicine, Ministry of the National Guard – Health Affairs, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, Email [email protected] Background: This study aimed to assess the level of readiness among primary school teachers to handle sports injuries in Saudi Arabia. Methods: A structured questionnaire was applied to collect information on teachers, training, knowledge, attitudes, and perceived barriers in managing common sports injuries. Descriptive analysis was performed for demographics and baseline information. Pearson's Chi-squared test and Fisher's exact test were used to assess the determinants of first-aid attitude. Multiple logistic regression was also used to evaluate the determinants of first-aid knowledge. Results: A total number of 535 teachers participated in this study. Most teachers (64.3%) reported an occurrence of sports injury once per month. Only 373 (67.72%) perceived the first aid kit to be readily accessible. The majority (95.89%) of teachers reported familiarity with conducting first aid and 87.38% expressed interest and willingness to learn. Social media was the primary resource of first aid knowledge (57.94%). Logistic regression showed that male sex (OR: 0.51, 95% CI: 0.26, 0.95; p-value = 0.036) and experiencing sports injuries once per month (OR: 0.39, 95% CI: 0.16, 0.84; p-value = 0.024) were associated with negative attitude toward first aid. However, having 10– 20 years of experience (OR: 2.46, 95% CI: 1.09, 5.62; p-value = 0.031) or more than 20 years of experience was associated with more positive attitude toward first aid (OR: 6.47, 95% CI: 2.18, 19.8; p-value ≤ 0.001). Furthermore, accessing first aid information from digital media and healthcare professionals compared to books was significantly associated with increased knowledge about first aid. Easy accessibility to first aid was also significantly associated with increased knowledge about first aid. Conclusion: While many teachers feel prepared, the primary source of their first aid knowledge is unattributed social media content rather than certified training. Certified first aid training programs are needed to help in ensuring the quality emergency management of sports injuries. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
