Knowledge, attitude and practice in emergency management of XXXX among physical education teachers: a survey in Bangalore urban schools.

@entity130 @entity155 @entity8495 @entity174
The purpose of this study was to assess, by means of a self administered structured questionnaire, the level of Knowledge, Attitude and Practice of physical education teachers in Bangalore city with regards to emergency management of @entity8495 . The questionnaire surveyed the physical education teacher's background, knowledge of management of tooth @entity174 , @entity155 , @entity130 , it also investigated physical education teacher's attitude and the way they handle the injuries. The sample consisted 580 teachers from 700 selected schools in Bangalore city. Chi-square test was applied to test the significance between trained and untrained teachers. Among the population 70% were males physical education teachers 30% were females. 95% of the teachers had physical education training and 5% did not have the training. 95% of the population had first aid component and 5% did not have. Only 25% of trained physical education teachers had correct knowledge about tooth identification and 17% among untrained teachers. 81% of trained teachers answered correctly regarding management of @entity174 against 27.5% of untrained teachers (P< 0.0002). The present report indicates that there is lack of knowledge and practice among physical education teachers in Bangalore city regarding emergency management of dental @entity130 . Educational programs to improve the knowledge and awareness among the teachers have to be implemented.
