Open AccessSaudi Parents Awareness Regarding Burn, Choking, and Drowning First Aid in Children
Author(s) -
Kholood A Habeeb,
Ghada Alarfaj
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
journal of family medicine and primary care
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2278-7135
pISSN - 2249-4863
DOI - 10.4103/jfmpc.jfmpc_1064_19
Subject(s) - choking , medicine , first aid , injury prevention , burn center , occupational safety and health , suicide prevention , poison control , medical emergency , family medicine , pathology , anatomy
Children are the most affected age group by home and traffic accidents. Parents, as the primary caregiver to their children, play an important role in saving their lives during an accident, therefore, more attention should be focused to assess and improve the parents' knowledge and skills of first aid (FA).