TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2022//
TI  - Knowledge and attitude of first-aid treatments for snakebites, and the perception of snakes among the students of health sciences at Jazan University, Saudi Arabia
JO  - Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland)
A1  - Alqahtani, Saad S.
A1  - Banji, David
A1  - Banji, Otilia J. F.
A1  - Syed, Mamoon H.
A1  - Syed, Nabeel Kashan
A1  - Meraya, Abdulkarim M.
A1  - Albarraq, Ahmed A.
A1  - Thaibah, Hilal A.
A1  - Khardali, Amani
A1  - Alhomood, Ibrahim A.
A1  - Mahzari, Aeshah M.
A1  - Alshlali, Omaymah M.
SP  - e2226
EP  - e2226
VL  - 10
IS  - 11
N2  - First aid is the most basic and life-saving service provided before emergency care is received. This study aimed to assess students' knowledge and attitudes about performing first aid for snakebite emergencies and their perception of snakes. A cross-sectional study was conducted between January and March 2019 among upper-level students (3rd year and above) of health-related courses at Jazan University, Saudi Arabia. Three hundred and nine students from four programs responded to the self-administered questionnaire. The collected data were analyzed using SPSS 23.0. The highest percentage of the study sample comprised pharmacy students (44%), followed by nursing (25.2%), medical (16.8%), and emergency medicine students (13.9%). Overall, the emergency medicine students exhibited greater knowledge of snakebite first aid. However, over three-fourths of the students were unaware of dry bites. Around two-thirds were sure that they should not massage the bite site, while nearly one-fourth were not sure about the use of a tourniquet. The fifth- and sixth-year students had extremely diverse perspectives on snakes. The majority of the participants (92.8%) did not feel good about snakes. However, most of the students (95.2%) wanted to learn about snakebite first aid and overcome their fear of snakes. Overall, the students had a positive attitude towards first aid but lacked knowledge of snakebite emergencies. Public health awareness is required to dispel first-aid myths about snakebites and misconceptions regarding snakes.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 2227-9032
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/healthcare10112226
ID  - ref1
ER  -