| dc.description.abstract | First-aid is the immediate care given to an injured person during an accident until
proper medical care is provided. Commercial three-wheeler drivers act as first
responders because they may be the first to arrive at an accident. This study aims to
determine commercial three-wheeler drivers’ knowledge and practice of basic firstaid.
A quantitative cross-sectional study was carried out with randomly selected 389
samples from Colombo district, Sri Lanka from January to June, 2021. The
proportionate samples were taken from 13 Divisional secretariat divisions in
Colombo district. A pre-tested, interviewer-administered questionnaire was used to
collect data. SPSS-20.0 version was used to analyze the collected data. Among
participants, 91% (n=389) were males and 9% (n=389) were females. Among them,
45% (n=389) had studied up to advanced level. Most of them, 40.6% (n=389) were
taking 1-5 hires per day. Road traffic accidents were witnessed by 54.5% (n=389)
of participants more than once. However, 36.2% (n=389) of participants got
involved in first-aid. 45% (n=389) of participants were mindful of the “Good
Samaritan law” and 69.6% (n=389) were aware of the medical emergency contact
number. Only 43.7% (n=389) of participants knew about spinal motion restriction
procedures after an accident. Half of the participants 50.4% (n=389) chose ice
application over direct pressure to control bleeding. A low proportion, 35.5%
(n=389) knew to provide Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) and 13.6% (n=389)
had performed CPR at least once. A 30% (n=389) mentioned that they couldn’t
recognize situations that require CPR. However, 90.9% (n=389) of participants said
they are open to participating in training programs because they believe it will help
save lives. Despite being on the front lines of emergencies, commercial threewheeler
drivers' knowledge and practice of first-aid were inadequate. Increasing
first-aid knowledge can help them avoid severe injuries and save lives. | en_US |
