First-Aid Awareness in Alitagtag Senior High School: Basis for the Development of an Interactive Strategy

Abstract

INTRODUCTION

Most students in the Philippines do not have the knowledge to apply first aid when an emergency strike. Consequently, Alitagtag Senior High School is known to be a "Disaster Risk Reduction and Management-driven" school. Thus, there is a need for its students to be knowledgeable enough to execute first aid in times of disaster or emergencies. The researcher therefore proposed to develop an interactive strategy to address this problem.

METHODS

This study is qualitative research, done through interview and focus group discussion in determining the awareness, problems, and strategies experienced by the Grade 12 students in Alitagtag Senior High School in intensifying first aid awareness.

RESULTS

Data reveals that the level of awareness of the students in terms of first aiding is critically-low based on the evaluation of the participants. The participants also stated that there is not enough facilities or evacuation areas provided by the school since the school is just starting to build its facilities. All of the participants agreed that E-games will surely be an effective and efficient way to solve the problem in first aid awareness. They stated that E-games catch the interest of students nowadays and they will also enhance their hand-eye coordination and cognitive learning skills while playing E-games.

DISCUSSIONS

The results emphasized the low level of awareness of the students regarding first aid. This implies that there is a need for innovative and also interactive approach to teach students the basic life-saving procedure.