PANGASINAN STATE UNIVERSITY

OPEN UNIVERSITY SYSTEMS

Lingayen, Pangasinan
January 26, 2014
Dear Respondent,
In connection to the researchers study, Teachers Responsiveness
to School Emergencies, she is conducting a survey with your approval.
To provide the researcher with the information that she needs for this
study, she is requesting that you may give some of your time in answering
this survey questionnaire. She would be very grateful for your participation in
this humble research.
The researcher can assure you that the information which you will
provide will mean no harm and will serve its purpose in the academe. Rest
assured that your personal information will be held confidential at all times.
She respects your privacy and she understands the nature of this
information, hence she will be giving utmost care to safeguard your interests.
The researcher would greatly appreciate your participation in this very
significant research. The researcher also hope that this research would be for
the betterment of the teaching profession.
Sincerely,
The Researcher
Approved by:
DR. NOVA ARQUILLANO
Thesis Adviser
I commit to answer this survey honestly and seriously.
_________________________
Signature of Respondent
Part I. PERSONAL INFORMATION
Direction: Please provide the needed data by checking and filling in the
blanks.
Age
_____ 21-25 years
_____ 26-30 years

_____ 31-40 years

_____ 41-50 years
_____ 51-59 years
Gender _____ Male ______ Female
Highest Educational Attainment
_____ Bachelors Degree
_____ Post-Graduate Diploma
_____ Vocational Diploma
_____ Bachelors Degree with

MA/MS Units
_____ Masters Degree
_____ Masters Degree with
Doctoral Units
_____ Doctorate Degree

The Position Im Currently Holding (e.g. Teacher I, Master Teacher II, Head
Teacher)
___________________________
Ive been teaching in the school for:
_____ Less than a year to 5 years
_____ 6-10 years
_____ 11-15 years
_____ 16 years and above
Type of school where you teach:
_____ Public
_____ Private

Level of school where you teach:

_____ Primary
_____ Secondary

Have you had First Aid and/or CPR training in the past?
____ Yes
____ No
If YES, in what month and year was that? ______________
If NO, have you considered taking one? ____ Yes ____ No

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Part II-A. RESPONDING TO EMERGENCY MEDICAL SITUATIONS

Direction: Please choose the best INITIAL RESPONSE (for questions 1-16)
based on your knowledge and previous experiences or trainings. Put a check
mark beside your chosen answer.
1. A child is having a convulsive seizure.
____ Start CPR
____ Restrain or hold down the child
____ Position the child on his left side
2. A boy appears to have swallowed a poison
____ Induce vomiting immediately
____ Give him milk to neutralize the poison
____ Identify the poison and maintain unobstructed airway
3. Someone in the Chemistry class sustains a chemical injury to an
eye.
____ Flood the eye with cool water for at least 20 minutes
____ Flush the eye with strong stream of distilled water
____ Put antibiotic ointment on the inner corner of the eye
4. There is a choking nine-year old child during recess.
____ Dislodge the object by hitting the child on the back or
squeezing the stomach
____ Start chest compressions and rescue breathing
____ Immediately check if the child is still able to breathe. If so,
encourage coughing.
5. A boy in your class suddenly bits his tongue and started to bleed
profusely.
____ Stop the bleeding by putting pressure on the bleeding site
____ Assist the boy to rinse the mouth
____ Call the nurse

6. A girl faints during a tree-planting activity.

____ Give the girl orange juice since she may be suffering from
hypoglycemia
____ Check for a response from the girl and loosen any tight
clothing
____ Start chest compressions immediately
7. A varsity student suffers open fracture to the leg during a game
practice.
____ Send someone to call the Emergency Medical Services (EMS)
and immobilize the student
____ Send someone to call the Emergency Medical Services (EMS)
and apply splint to the leg
____ Carry the student to your car and drive him to the hospital
8. A junior student is punctured with a very rusty nail.
____ Immediately rush him to the hospital to get a Tetanus Toxoid
shot
____ Have him clean the wound properly
____ Apply antibiotic ointment to the wound
9. A boy screams apparently being stung by a bee.
____ Remove the stinger using tweezers
____ Prescribe antihistamine to control the itchiness
____ Control the swelling by putting ice over the area
10. A Shih Tzu (dog) roaming the campus bites one of the students.
____ Assume the dog is healthy
____ Wash the bite with soap and water and go to the doctor
____ Suck the blood from the bite wound and go to the doctor

11. A student taking a selfie on the stairs fell head down first.
____ Carry the student and rush to the hospital
____ Immobilize the student and call emergency responders
____ Check for a response and perform CPR if not breathing
12. Someone runs to you with a second-degree burn on the thigh
____ Peel away the clothing from the burn to prevent infection
____ Put egg white on the burn after careful washing
____ Do not pierce or open the blisters
13. A player tripped and fell and broke her arm.
____ Straighten the broken bone and apply splint
____ Massage the arm to assess the fracture
____ Immobilize the arm and call the doctor
14. You saw a girl in your class with a swelling face due to severe
toothache.
____ Immediately give her a pain reliever and antibiotic from the
first-aid kit
____ Pound a garlic and squeeze it on top of the tooth
____ Accompany the girl to the dentist
PART II-B. FIRST-AID KNOWLEDGE
Please choose the BEST ANSWER based on your knowledge and previous
experiences or trainings. Put a check mark beside your chosen answer.
15. What is your first step in case of an accident?
____ Call for help
____ Get to a safe place
____ Assist the injured

16. When do you call the emergency medical personnel?

____ To seek treatment for minor cuts or abrasions
____ If the condition of the patient doesnt improve after
performing five series of CPR and rescue breathing
____ When someone suddenly drops unconscious
17. What do you use to transport an unconscious victim who should
not be lifted due to serious injuries
____ chair drag
____ blanket drag
____ hammock carry
18. Shock due to blood loss is
____ Life-threatening
____ Not life-threatening
____ Possible only with open wound injuries
19. Standard first aid for a sprained ankle
____ Rest, Ice, Compress, Elevate
____ Ice, Elevate, Compress, Rest
____ Compress, Ice, Elevate, Rest
20. Dressings and bandages are used to
____ Reduce pain and prevent infection
____ Reduce internal bleeding and prevent infection
____ Help control bleeding and prevent infection

PART III. PERCEPTION AND ATTITUDES TOWARDS FIRST AID.

Kindly put a check mark beside your chosen answer.

1. Have you ever witnessed an incident where someone got hurt?

___Yes

___No

1.1 If yes, were you able to administer the proper first-aid response?
___ Yes

___ No

___ Maybe

2. Are you confident that you can save a life if you were to administer firstaid now?
_____ Yes, I can definitely save a life.
_____ Yes, maybe I can save a life.
_____ No, maybe I cannot save a life.
_____ No, definitely I cannot save a life.
3. Do you think First-Aid and CPR trainings should be included in the teacher
education curriculum?
_____ I strongly agree
_____ I agree
_____ I disagree
_____ I strongly disagree
4. Should it be a prerequisite for employment as school teacher?
_____ I strongly agree
_____ I agree
_____ I disagree
_____ I strongly disagree
5. How do you feel about getting a First-Aid training?
_____ I strongly agree that I should get trained now
_____ I agree that I should get trained now
_____ I disagree that I should get trained now
_____ I strongly disagree that I should get trained now

Thank you for lending me your time in answering this questionnaire. Kindly
send me a SMS with your name and school at the phone number below
should you feel that you want a copy of the results.
The Researcher
0915-496-3194