Table 2: Practice of elementary school teachers about first aid in Debre Tabor Town, 2018.

Variable Frequency (No) Percent (%)
Faced a child within the need for first aid:
Yes
No

163
53

75.5
24.5
Teacher took an action:
Yes
No

158
5

96.7
3.3
Their first actions:
Calling ambulance
Transfer to the hospital
Give appropriate first aid

5
52
101

3.1
32.9
64.0
Breathing difficulty:
Yes
No

76
140

35.2
64.8
Measure for Breathing difficulty:
Call ambulance
Help to sit quietly
Breath slowly/deeply
Contact authority

19
60
49
35

25.0
78.9
64.5
46.1
Child with fainting:
Yes
No

85
131

39.4
60.6
Measures for fainting:
Call ambulance
Help to sit quietly
Loosen clothes around
Clear airway
offer nothing per mouth
Contact authority

19
64
38
43
25
25

22.6
76.2
45.2
51.2
29.8
29.8
Epistaxis:
Yes
No

145
71

67.1
32.9
Measures for epistaxis:
Call ambulance
Help to Sit slightly forward
Laid on the side by a pillow
Apply pressure on a nostril
Apply ice on the nose

22
115
59
68
64

15.2
79.3
40.7
46.9
44.1
Body Bleeding:
Yes
No

104
112

48.1
51.9
Bleeding management:
Call ambulance
Bandage bleeding site
Elevate bleeding part
Bandage with no pressure with circulation
Cover child with a blanket
Contact school authority

15
87
35
69
21
38

14.4
83.7
33.7
66.3
20.2
36.5
Epilepsy:
Yes
No

94
122

43.5
56.5
Measures for Epilepsy mgt:
Call ambulance
Help to sleep on the floor
Left free epileptic movement
Move nearby objects to avoid injury
Hold any drink/food per mouth
Clear airway and placing the child on the side
Report to parents/school authority

17
61
56
59
50
37
29

18.1
64.9
59.6
62.8
53.2
39.4
30.9
Choking:
Yes
No

100
116

46.3
53.7
Management of choking:
Call ambulance
Squeeze the child chest turning back chest compression until expel
Contact responsible body

18
79
76
24

18.4
80.6
77.6
24.5