Readiness to Administer First Aid to Casualties of Fire Disasters in Secondary Schools in Kilimanjaro Region, Tanzania

Emmanuel Jeremiah Kileo; Gadi Koda; Ogoti E. Okendo

doi:10.18535/ijsrm/v9i10.el01

Abstract

This study was conducted to determine how secondary schools in Kilimanjaro region were prepared to administer first aid to casualties of fire disasters. This study was guided by the Protection Motivation Theory (1975) and employed a convergent research design under mixed methods research approach. The study sample was obtained through stratification. The study revealed among other things, that most schools had first aid kits facilities, offered guidance and counselling services and respondents were confident enough to administer first aid. The study concluded that secondary schools had to a great extent prepared to administer first aid to casualties of fire disasters, if such menaces occurred in schools. The study recommended inter alia, for more training on first aid in secondary schools.

Keywords

First AidPreparednessFire Disaster

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