Development of an Emergency Medical Learning Package in Health Education for Students in Mountain Areas

Abstract

Better understanding and knowledge of basic emergency medical services by children and youths would help promote more access to emergency medical services. This action research aimed to develop the medical emergency learning package and compare an achievement of 30 Mathayom Suksa 6 students at Huay Rai Samakkee School during a period from December 2015to August 2016. Data collection via quantitative and qualitative approaches was carried out. The data was analyzed with descriptive method and the learning achievement was compared by using T-test statistics and content analysis. Effectiveness of the medical emergency learning package was performed by using E1/E2 formula, mean of achievement and standard deviation. The performance of learning package development included: 1) Medical emergency service system 2) First Aid 3) Cardio-pulmonary resuscitation (CPR) and 4) EMS Rally posted on the website: www.ems-school9.com. The learning package was accomplished and managed for 20 hours in the classroom, and under self-study via e-learning, and real practice through EMS rally activity. Regarding the measurement of achievement learning, it found that all students understood and were able to perform at all matters particularly the First Aid with mean of post-test score (µ = 8.73 or 87.67%)  higher than mean of pre-test score (µ = 5.67 or 52.08%), and it was increasingly indicated by 25.59%. In addition, it also showed that all groups had scores of 5 EMS Rally activity test at high level. In relation to the feedback from the students, it was found that all students were satisfied with the learning process at the highest level. Such an important learning process was made by the cooperation of multi-networks: educational agencies, medical emergency agencies (including local agencies, i.e. hospital, sub-district health promotion hospital, district health office, emergency medical call and dispatch center), education supervisors, sub-district administration organizations, rescue foundations, and the National Institute for Emergency Medicine. Thus, such agencies should be required to contribute and drive to get the learning process for further development.