First responder’s care package on management of road traffic accident victims of Udupi: Study protocol
- 23 March 2020
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Wiley in Journal of Advanced Nursing
- Vol. 76 (7), 1812-1822
- https://doi.org/10.1111/jan.14368
Abstract
Aim To evaluate the effectiveness of ‘First Responder's Care Package’ on knowledge and skill on the management of road traffic accident victims. The outcomes relate to the quality of First Responder's care by autorickshaw drivers. Methods Autorickshaw drivers (N = 1,040) will be assessed to identify the impediments and knowledge to provide the first responder's care to Road Traffic Accident victims following which, 150 autorickshaw drivers will be selected based on a cut‐off knowledge score to train half of them using workshops. Drivers below 55 years and willing to participate will be recruited and drivers with serious health issues, hemophobia and who cannot read English or Kannada will be excluded. Randomized controlled trial with repeated measures design will be adopted. Funding for the research is by the Indian Council of Medical Research and it is registered in the Clinical Trial Registry of India. Discussion Road traffic accidents are responsible for 85% of the total global mortality and 90% of the ‘Disability Adjusted Life Years’ in the developing countries amounting to an annual loss of $65 billion to $100billion. India's rate of road traffic accident deaths is high and post‐crash care is not addressed efficiently by any agencies in India. Autorickshaw drivers could be ideal candidates for teaching the first responder's care package in India as they are a constant presence on the roads and reach all the main roads and small lanes of the country. Impact The research will add to knowledge on quality of First Responder's care provided to accident victims. If the intervention is found to be fruitful for the accident victims of the locality, it can be recommended to be implemented all over the state.Keywords
Funding Information
- Indian Council of Medical Research (RFC No. (P‐9) HSR/Ad‐HOC/4/2018‐19, dated 2/07/201)
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