Kaya Afsın Ahmet, Ayker Bereket
Emergency Aid and Disaster Management, Faculty of Health Sciences, Gümüşhane University, Gumushane, Turkey.
Disaster Med Public Health Prep. 2022 Apr 11;17:e130. doi: 10.1017/dmp.2022.39.
This study's aim is to assess the disaster management and pediatric first aid-related knowledge, emotion, and attitude levels of of kindergarten and elementary school teachers, as the professionals that are first to provide interventions in the case of a disaster to children ages 0-8, who are considered to be among the vulnerable groups in the context of a disaster.
A total of 119 teachers working in the kindergarten and elementary schools located in the Gümüşhane province of Turkey were included in the study and were asked to fill in a questionnaire that comprises 3 sections. Data collection tools included a sociodemographic questionnaire, teachers' disaster management knowledge levels, and teachers' pediatric first-aid knowledge, emotion, and attitude levels.
Analysis of the scores obtained by the teachers from the questionnaire revealed that the teachers, who participated in the study, had a high level of disaster management knowledge and a moderate-to-high level of pediatric first aid knowledge.
It is suggested as a result of this study that the disaster risks and injuries or losses of life associated with disasters that may occur at schools may be reduced with disaster management and first-aid interventions.
本研究旨在评估幼儿园和小学教师的灾害管理及儿科急救相关知识、情感和态度水平，因为在灾害发生时，这些教师是首批对0 - 8岁儿童（被视为灾害中的弱势群体）进行干预的专业人员。
本研究纳入了土耳其居米什哈内省幼儿园和小学的119名教师，并要求他们填写一份包含3个部分的问卷。数据收集工具包括社会人口学问卷、教师灾害管理知识水平以及教师儿科急救知识、情感和态度水平。
对教师问卷得分的分析表明，参与研究的教师具有较高的灾害管理知识水平和中到高的儿科急救知识水平。
本研究结果表明，通过灾害管理和急救干预，可以降低学校可能发生的灾害风险以及与灾害相关的伤害或生命损失。
