Assessment of knowledge of first aid principles among Yemenis athletes

Abstract

As sport activity is promoted as part of a healthy lifestyle, sports injuries are becoming an important public health concern in many countries. Despite there is little published evidence on the absolute number and rate of sport related injuries in athletes in the Republic of Yemen. It is widely agreed that sport first aid is a potentially lifesaving resource that athletes can rely on to make smart decisions when encountering emergency situations with injured athletes.

This study carried out to study athletes' knowledge and its associated factors (age, level of education, years of experience, the degree of the club, type of the game and the previous attended first aid courses) about first aid. 75 male athletes were included in the study (26 coaches and 49 players) with a mean ages of 27.77±3.48 years. The data was collecting using self-administer questioner. According to the present study more than one third of the athletes (37.3%) achieved unsatisfied score in first aid knowledge. 73.3% of the study subject reported that they have not previous course of first aid. Statistically significant relations were detected between athletes' first aid knowledge and level of education, types of games, degree of the club and experience.