Volume 28, Issue 148, June 2024

Teachers’ awareness of Epistaxis management inside schools in the southern region of Saudi Arabia

Sarah Khalid Albarrak^1♦, Malath Aref Alrowili², Lubna Hossam Aloufi³, Gharam Mahmood Alsalmi⁴, Reema Abdullah Aldawish⁵, Sahar Al-Otaibi⁶, Mohammed Hamad Al Mansour⁷, Abdullah Yahya Madkhali⁸, Tawfiq Khurayzi⁹

¹College of Medicine, University of Hail, Hail, Saudi Arabia
²College of Medicine, Princess Nourah bint Abdulrahman University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
³College of Medicine, Princess Nourah bint Abdulrahman University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
⁴FM Resident, Joint Program of Family Medicine, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
⁵College of Medicine, Princess Nourah bint Abdulrahman University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
⁶Medical Intern, College of Medicine, King Khalid University, Abha, Saudi Arabia
⁷Otorhinolaryngology Department, King Khalid Hospital, Najran, Saudi Arabia
⁸Medical intern, College of medicine, Jazan University, Jazan, Saudi Arabia
⁹Cochlear Implant Center, and Department of Otolaryngology, King Fahad Central Hospital, Jazan, Saudi Arabia

^♦Corresponding Author
College of Medicine, University of Hail, Hail, Saudi Arabia

ABSTRACT

One of the most common otolaryngology emergencies worldwide is Epistaxis, and first aid awareness is essential for teachers in schools, as students easily injure themselves during school activities. This study aims to evaluate the knowledge, attitudes, and practices of epistaxis management among schoolteachers in the Southern region of Saudi Arabia. A cross-sectional study was conducted among school teachers in the Southern region of Saudi Arabia. The data were collected by an online questionnaire, which included the respondents’ demographic data and questions about teachers‘ awareness of emergency management of epistaxis. In total, 440 completed questionnaires were used for data analysis. The results showed that teachers were somewhat familiar with the emergency management of epistaxis. Also, the results revealed that higher awareness levels were found among science teachers than among literature teachers. Of all the participants, 57.7% stated that they had not received information about first aid for stopping nosebleeds or epistaxis. A majority of the participants (59.1%) expressed that if they experience nosebleeding, they would attempt to stop it, with 38.9% indicating that they would apply pressure to the lower part of the nose. Around 67% of the participants mentioned that they would try to stop the bleeding by changing the position of their head, while only 36.4% reported that the head should be tilted forward. Teachers demonstrated a strong understanding of emergency epistaxis management, despite over 50% lacking training in first aid for nosebleeds. Those teaching scientific subjects showed greater awareness regarding first aid management.

Keywords: Epistaxis, management, teachers, children, awareness

Medical Science, 2024, 28, e63ms3339

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.54905/disssi.v28i148.e63ms3339

Published: 25 June 2024