The Development of First Aid Mobile Application for Health Care Volunteers in Thailand

Abstract

This research aimed at designing and developing first aid mobile application on smart phones for village health care volunteers in Thailand to improve their necessary skills and knowledge for their rescue operations for injured and emergency patients who needed quick delivery to standard hospitals. The study was greatly assisted by those who were interested in providing information and individuals who could provide help to emergency cases. In evaluation the efficiency and effectiveness of the application, the researcher installed the prototype application and tested the research hypothesis. This study divided the participants into 2 groups: the experiment group consisting of 5 experts selected from public health officials and 206 village health volunteers. The evaluation results revealed that 1) the efficiency of the application system on smart phones assessed by the  public health experts was at a good level (Mean = 3.69, S.D. = 0.44). This indicated that the application on smart phones was effectively utilized, and 2) the application users’ satisfaction was found to be at the top level (Mean = 3.94, S.D. = 0.47). This also indicated that the application development was found to be generally at the high level. The findings of this study suggested that the knowledge on the design and development of the application as well as the quality of the information would lead to the determination in the continual use of the first aid mobile application on smart phones. In addition, the application users would impact future utilization