EVALUATE THE EFFECTIVENESS OF STRUCTURED INSTRUCTIONAL MODULE ON KNOWLEDGE REGARDING FIRST AID MANAGEMENT OF SELECTED EMERGENCIES AMONG ACCREDITED SOCIAL HEALTH ACTIVISTS (ASHES) IN SELECTED RURAL AREAS OF PHC, BIDADI

First aid management of selected emergencies is a discipline with a broad scope involving many specialized fields in its most general sense.According to the Biomedical report, unintentional injury caused 648 000 deaths (7% of all deaths 58/100 000 population). SinceFirst aid personnel is persons on the spot, generally, peripheral health workers who are familiar with the specific conditions of work and who might not be medically qualified but must be trained and prepared to perform particular tasks. Hence creating awareness in the prevention of emergencies is very important. First aid personnel should be selected carefully, taking into account attributes such as reliability, motivation, and the ability to cope with people and availability in a crisis situation.⁵ Present study attempts to evaluate the effectiveness of structured instructional module on Knowledge regarding first aid management of selected emergencies among Accredited social health activists(ASHAs) at selected rural areas of PHC, Bidadi.