Background: According to data from the Department of Transportation, the

development of the number of motor vehicles in the province of South Sulawesi in

2012 to 2013 increased in each mode of transport with an average percentage
increase of 5.98% annually on the mode in which the largest number of bikes motor
with a percentage increase of 9.65%. The incidence of traffic accident in South
Sulawesi province also increased from 2012 into 4563 the 4141 events in 2013.
According to data in 2011 KLL incident resulted in casualties as much as 1,607
people, 1,861 souls were seriously injured and 3,419 slightly injured. The first hour
is a very important time in the handling of the rescue of victims of accidents that
can hit up to 85% of deaths. Handling is meant here is the basic life support (BLS).
BLS skills can be taught to anyone.2 All segments of society should be taught about
BLS especially for workers with regard to the relief safety.3,4 traffic police (traffic
police) are officers responsible for maintaining the safety of road users and
minimize the accident victim as stated in Law No. 2 of 2002 on the Indonesian
National police that showed that BLS skills becomes important to be known by the
police in an effort to carry out the task that has been entrusted to the traffic police.
Objective: To determine the knowledge and attitudes picture traffic policeman in the
city of Maros on Aid Basic Life victims of traffic accidents.
Methods: The study was a survey with descriptive approach. This research was
conducted at the Police Headquarters Resort City of Maros starting from the date of
December 3 to December 31, 2015. The population is the entire traffic policeman on
duty at the Police Headquarters Resort City of Maros. The sample is the entire traffic
policeman who was on duty in the field and at the Police station Maros. The
sampling technique used in this study was a non-probability / non-randomly by
convenience sampling. Approximate sample size was calculated based on the
formula Slovin: 15 16 Type of data in this research is the primary data of
observation, interviews and questionnaires by a traffic policeman in City Police
members mares and secondary data from the Traffic Unit (Traffic) City Police mares.
The data collected will be processed using the software SPSS (Statistical Package for
Social Science) ver.17 via computer and presented in a frequency distribution table
is accompanied by an explanation and analysis of the results table.
Results: Knowledge mares Police traffic policeman on Basic Life Assistance for
Victims of Emergency as a result of traffic accidents can be described as follows:
Traffic Police with 31-35 years of age, have a good knowledge among other age
group categories. Maros Police traffic police know all too well the definition of
emergency, the object and the subject of emergency care as well as an initial
assessment, issues of safety and evacuation, but still lacking in terms of valuation
of the problems Airway, Breathing and Circulation Disability while problems can be
assessed fairly.

Keywords: Living Aid Basics, Intensive Care - Emergencies, Airway, Breathing,

Circulation, Disability, Evacuation
Bibliography: 17 (2002-2014)