Background: India contributes to one in every ten road traffic accident (RTA) deaths across the world.Aim: The present study was conducted to assess the knowledge and practice toward road safety protocol and the basic life support among medical students.Settings and Design: A descriptive, cross-sectional study was conducted among the undergraduate medical students of 5th and 7th semesters studying in Government Medical College, Maharashtra, India.Materials and Methods: A descriptive, cross-sectional study was conducted during May 2018 to September 2018 among 265 undergraduate medical students in Government Medical College, Maharashtra, India, using a pretested questionnaire.
Statistical Analysis: Frequency analysis of data was done, and Chi-square test was applied for the categorical variables using Statistical Package for the Social Sciences(SPSS version-22) Chicago, USA.Results Girls Fall Dressy Dress and Conclusion: Our participants belonged to the age group of 19 to 22 years, and 46% of students were female and 54% were male.Majority (57.35%) of the students commute to college by bikes.
It was found that nearly half (48.67%) participants wore a helmet occasionally while riding.9.43% of students admitted that they only carry it with for avoiding traffic police.
Nearly one-third (35.84%) of participants were fined in the past for traffic rule violations.The most common traffic violation was driving without a helmet (7.16%).
Most (94.33%) of the participants had a good knowledge of road traffic signs.69.81% of participants responded that they should stop the vehicle and then attend the call.
Nearly half (47.16%) of the study participants wrongly interpreted the traffic signals.Only 5.2% of participants knew the correct method to secure the airway in a road traffic accident.
Young drivers are a vulnerable age group of drivers worldwide.Our study revealed that only 33 participants rode two-wheelers, who knew about wearing helmets, and practiced it regularly.This is not a good sign at all.About 35.
84% of participants were fined in the past for traffic rule violations.These reflected poor practice of traffic rules.Only 5.2% of participants knew the airway management in an RTA.
This poor knowledge Nutritionals - Standard Tube Feeding may be due to the lack of induction training about basic life support.The overall knowledge about RTA and basic management was very poor.