Table 3.

Participants’ knowledge about snakebite first-aid management.

Items	Yes%	No%	I Don’t Know%
Do you think “first aid” is essential in snakebite cases?	95.80	1.30	2.90
Do you know that there are two types of snakes–a) venomous and non-venomous?	93.50	3.20	3.20
Should the snakebite patient be transported to the hospital soon after the bite?	92.60	1.30	6.10
Do you know the ambulance number to be dialed during an emergency?	71.20	20.40	8.40
Have you ever heard the word “first aid” in the management of snakebite?	67.30	22.70	10.00
Do you advise the snakebite victim to immobilize the bitten part?	65.00	7.80	27.20
Do you know the differences between venomous and non-venomous snakebites?	42.40	46.00	11.70
Should pressure immobilization bandages be applied around the bite site?	40.80	27.80	31.40
Do you think that intramuscular injection of analgesics can be performed for first aid in snakebite victims?	32.70	19.10	48.20
Do you know who is most bitten by venomous snakes?	17.20	68.60	14.20
Do you know of “dry snakebite”?	8.40	79.60	12.00
* Do you advise massaging the bitten part?	6.10	62.80	31.10
* Should healthy volunteers suck the venom out of the wound?	24.60	43.40	32.00
* Do you advise to suck the bitten site soon after snakebite to remove poison?	37.50	36.60	25.90
* Do you advise to incise or pricks/punctures the bite site soon after the snakebite?	27.20	35.00	37.90
* Is electric shock at the site of snakebite useful	3.90	30.40	65.70
* Is it required to kill the snake after it bites the victim?	48.50	21.40	30.10
* Do you advise tying tight bands (tourniquet method) soon after the snakebite?	54.00	20.70	25.20
* Is topical instillation or application of herbs beneficial?	23.60	14.60	61.80

* indicates questions with negative connotations and were reverse scored (No = 1, Yes = 0, I don’t know = 0).