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(P1-42) The Educational Effects of a Triage Program in Senior High School

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  25 May 2011

K. Suzuki ,
H. Tanaka ,
H. Takyu  and
N. Ninomiya
K. Suzuki
Affiliation:
Emergency and Critical Care, Tokyo, Japan
H. Tanaka
Affiliation:
Tokyo, Japan
H. Takyu
Affiliation:
Gifu, Japan
N. Ninomiya
Affiliation:
Emergency and Critical Care Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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Abstract

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Background

Japan is one of the world's famous countries for natural disaster. Seven years ago, The Japanese government indicated the necessity of providing disaster prevention education in schools. However, such education has not yet been introduced.

Objective

The aim of this study was to evaluate the 90min triage program in senior high schools.

Method

Sixty nine students attended the program. The effects of the program were evaluated using pre and post examination by paired t-test and McNemar's test.

Result

Compare pre-test with post-test, the average score of the tests was a significant increased. Compare pre-questionnaire with post-questionnaire, the number of interested students in a regional disaster drill has increased.

Discussion

The results showed that this program increased the interest in disaster prevention and provided students with a chance to participate in disaster drills in their own resident area.

Conclusion

Carrying out this program in senior high schools, would provide students with a chance to learn disaster prevention.

Type
Poster Abstracts 17th World Congress for Disaster and Emergency Medicine
Information
Prehospital and Disaster Medicine , Volume 26 , Supplement S1 , May 2011 , pp. s112
Copyright
Copyright © World Association for Disaster and Emergency Medicine 2011