Education in trauma: An educational alternative that promotes injury prevention.

Jose Daniel Charry; Juan Daniel Ochoa; Jorman Harvey Tejada; Sandra Liliana Navarro-parra; Nicolas Esquivel; Yolercy Vasques

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Education in trauma: An educational alternative that promotes injury prevention.

Author: Jose Daniel CHARRY ^{1
,

2
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3} ; Juan Daniel OCHOA ⁴ ; Jorman Harvey TEJADA ⁴ ; Sandra Liliana NAVARRO-PARRA ⁵ ; Nicolas ESQUIVEL ⁵ ; Yolercy VASQUES ⁴
Author Information

1. Research Department, Fundación Universitaria Navarra, Uninavarra, Neiva, Colombia
2. Department of Medicine, Universidad Surcolombiana, Neiva, Colombia
3. Research Department, Universidad de Jaén, Spain. Electronic address: danielcharry06@gmail.com.
4. Department of Medicine, Universidad Surcolombiana, Neiva, Colombia.
5. Research Department, Fundación Universitaria Navarra, Uninavarra, Neiva, Colombia.
Publication Type:Journal Article
Keywords: Alcohol; Educational; Injury prevention; Models; Trauma
From: Chinese Journal of Traumatology 2017;20(5):275-277
CountryChina
Language:English
Abstract:
PURPOSEAs trauma is a public health problem, different programs have been designed to prevent injuries. The aim of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of an educational model that measures the adolescents' attitudes towards the rules of road safety, alcohol and road accidents in Colombia.
METHODSA pedagogical model evaluating the effect of road safety education and adolescents' attitudes towards and experiences of alcohol and road accidents in Colombia was created. After the education concluded, this educational process is analyzed by its impact on adolescents' behavior. The educational program included 160 adolescents with the mean age being 17.5 years.
RESULTSThe test results indicated that before the educational program 80% of adolescents did not use a safety element when driving, while after the educational program the percentage of no helmet use among adolescents decreased from 72.5% to 24.3% (p = 0.0001) and driving a vehicle under the state of drunkenness from 49.3% to 8.1% (p = 0.0001).
CONCLUSIONAn educational model aimed at preventing injuries caused by traffic accidents is shown to be effective in generating changes in adolescents' customs of and attitudes towards alcohol and road safety standards in Colombia.