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@article{187925,
        author = {Ms Smruti Franklin Deoghare and Dr Rupa Verma and Mrs Kamini Pise},
        title = {EFFECTIVENESS OF VIDEO ASSISTED TEACHING KNOWLEDGE REGARDING FIRST AID MANAGEMENT OF ROAD TRAFFIC ACCIDENTS IN ADOLESCENTS IN SELECTED SCHOOLS OF THE CITY”},
        journal = {International Journal of Innovative Research in Technology},
        year = {2025},
        volume = {12},
        number = {7},
        pages = {93-100},
        issn = {2349-6002},
        url = {https://ijirt.org/article?manuscript=187925},
        abstract = {BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY First aid assistance is one of the important life-saving skills. According to World Health Organization, over 50 million people are injured or disabled and over 1.2 million people die following Road Traffic Accident (RTA) every year. Providing the basic care until emergency medical services arrive is the essence of first aid, which will prevent a number of RTA-related mortality and morbidity. Road traffic accidents are a significant and increasing nowadays in youngsters which leading to increasing the major or minor injuries, mortality rates in India. Therefore, this study was designed to evaluate effectiveness of video assisted teaching on the first aid management of road traffic accidents among adolescents. Teaching regarding the first aid management for road traffic accidents may be helpful for the students so they can at least do or give first aid management which may reduce minor or major injuries among the youngstersMany deaths and impact of injuries can be prevented with first aid if causalities are treated immediately. First Aid is the initial care given to an injured person; first aid starts immediately when the injury or illness occurs. The annual number of road traffic deaths dropped by 5 per cent to 1.19 million per year, according to the latest Global Status Report on Road Safety by the World Health Organization, even as the numbers continue to rise in India. While the numbers have slightly reduced globally, with more than two deaths occurring per minute and over 3,200 per day, road traffic crashes remain the leading killer of children and youth aged five to 29 years, the report said. Researcher felt to need of the study of first aid management for road traffic accidents in adolescents because of the increasing incidence of road traffic accidents involving young individuals, the lack of adequate first aid knowledge among adolescents, and the critical role early intervention plays in reducing morbidity and mortality. Empowering adolescents with proper first aid knowledge through effective teaching strategies, such as video-assisted learning, can enhance their preparedness to respond to emergencies, potentially saving lives and promoting community health awareness. OBJECTIVES OF THE STUDY Primary To evaluate effectiveness of video assisted teaching on knowledge regarding first aid management of road traffic accident among adolescents in selected school of city. Secondary Objective To assess the existing (pre-test) knowledge of adolescents regarding first aid management of road traffic accidents before the administration of video-assisted teaching. To compare the pre-test and post-test knowledge score regarding first aid management of road traffic accidents among adolescents in selected school of the city. To find out the association between post-test knowledge score with that of demographic variable regarding video assisted teaching on first aid management of road traffic accidents among adolescents in selected school of the city. RESULT 26.7% of Adolescents in pre-test had average level of knowledge score, 56.7% had good and 13.3% of Adolescents had very good level of knowledge score. Minimum knowledge score in pretest was 5 and maximum knowledge score in pre-test was 20. Mean knowledge score in pretest was 12.33±3.19 and mean percentage of knowledge score in pre-test was 49.33±12.79. 56.67% of Adolescents in post-test had very good level of knowledge score and 41.67% of Adolescents had excellent level of knowledge score. Minimum knowledge score in post-test was 13 and maximum knowledge score in post-test was 24. Mean knowledge score in post-test was 19.98±2.09 and mean percentage of knowledge score in post-test was 79.93±8.38. The comparison of pretest and post-test Knowledge score of Adolescents regarding first aid management of road traffic accidents in selected school of the city. Mean, standard deviation and mean difference values are compared and student’s paired ‘t’ test is applied at 5% level of significance. The tabulated value for n=60-1 i.e. 59 degrees of freedom was 2.00. The calculated ‘t’ value i.e. 16.32 are much higher than the tabulated value at 5% level of significance for overall knowledge score of Adolescents which is statistically acceptable level of significance. Hence it is statistically interpreted that Video Assisted Teaching Programme on knowledge regarding first aid management of road traffic accidents among Adolescents from selected schools of the city was effective. Thus, the H1 is accepted. By using Parallel form method of reliability, it is found to be 0.9621 for knowledge score and hence tool is reliable and valid.CONCLUSION The present study is evaluated the efficacy of a Video-Assisted Teaching Programme on knowledge regarding first aid management of road traffic accidents among adolescents. The findings showing an improvement in post-test knowledge scores and pre-test scores, shows that the learning this educational intervention was very effective. Paired t-test analysis validated a statistically significant difference, which shows that the increase in knowledge was not done by any chance variation but the impact of the teaching program. The investigator brings the importance of organized educational interventions in improving adolescents' preparedness to manage road traffic accidents. The increasing incidence of road accidents, appoint young people with first aid skills can lead to improved emergency management and it save lives. The reliability of the study was continued through a standardized questionnaire, controlled study design, and statistical validation.},
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        month = {November},
        }