GAMBARAN PENGETAHUAN MASYARAKAT DALAM MEMBERIKAN PERTOLONGAN PERTAMA PADA GIGITAN ULAR

Abstract

The magnitude of the danger of snake bites had not been matched by proper treatment, especially in prehospital. The first treatment was generally carried out by the victim or the person closest to the victim at the incident. But often, giving the first treatment actually gave the effect of worsening the condition of the snakebite victim. This was mainly due to the limited knowledge of the community. The purpose of this study was to describe the knowledge of the community in providing first aid for snake bites. The design of this research was descriptive. The population in this study was all community members aged 17-55 years in the Aru Islands Regency Village as many as 398 people. The sampling technique used was purposive sampling. The sample size in this study was 40 people. The variable in this study was the knowledge of the community in providing first aid for snake bites. The instrument used was a questionnaire. Data analysis used descriptive analysis. The results showed that almost half of the respondents had sufficient knowledge about first aid for snake bites, as many as 18 people (45%), who had less knowledge, as many as 16 people (40%), and 6 people who had good knowledge (15%). These results indicate that almost half of the people have sufficient knowledge about the first treatment of snake bites. This was because the community had experience in helping with snakebite cases by bringing the victim as soon as possible to the nearest health care facility, positioning the victim correctly, namely the position of the heart was higher than the area of the bite wound.