Table 4.
Practice of the participants’ in regard to first aid (n=252)
| Practice | Frequency (%) |
|---|---|
| Availability of first aid kit | 214 (84.9) |
| Ever used contents of the first aid kit | 174 (69.0) |
| Ever attended RTA victim | 211 (83.7) |
| First aid provided | 192 (91.0) |
| First response of study participant (n=192) | |
| Called ambulance | 98 (51.1) |
| Transported to hospital | 64 (33.3) |
| Provided first aid according to injury | 28 (14.6) |
| Called police | 2 (1.0) |
| Attended victim of airway problem (n=45) | |
| Called ambulance | 22 (48.9) |
| Transported to hospital | 14 (31.1) |
| Did nothing | 8 (17.8) |
| Gave camphor to smell | 1 (2.2) |
| Attended victim of heavy bleeding (n=170) | |
| Tourniquet | 45 (26.5) |
| Applied pressure | 68 (40.0) |
| Called ambulance | 26 (15.3) |
| Transported to hospital | 15 (8.8) |
| Did nothing | 14 (8.2) |
| Limb elevation | 2 (1.2) |
| Attended victim of head and neck injury (n=17) | |
| Called ambulance | 8 (47.0) |
| Transported to hospital | 7 (41.2) |
| Did nothing | 2 (11.8) |
| Attended victim of bone fracture (n=140) | |
| Applied splint | 76 (54.3) |
| Called ambulance | 30 (21.4) |
| Transported to hospital | 18 (12.9) |
| Did nothing | 16 (11.4) |