THE IMPACT OF FIRST AID EDUCATION ON HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS AS A PREPAREDNESS MEASURE FOR BURN AND NOSEBLEED EMERGENCIES

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Nosebleeds andminor burns often arise as emergencies in schools, but many students still lack sufficient understanding and preparation to provide first aid. First aid education is one step that can be taken to improve students' ability to deal with simple emergencies. The purpose of this study is to analyze the impact of P3K education on improving the understanding and preparedness of high school students in handling emergency situations involving nosebleeds and minor burns. This study applied a quantitative method with a pre-experimental design using a single group pretest-posttest. The research subjects consisted of 50 high school students selected through purposive sampling. The measurement tool used was a questionnaire to measure understanding and preparedness, while data analysis was performed using the Paired Sample T-Test. The research findings revealed an increase in the average understanding score of students from 56.20 on the pretest to 83.00 on the posttest. In the area of preparation, the average score increased from 28.58 to 32.30 with a significance level of p < 0.001. This indicates that P3K education has a significant effect on improving students' understanding and preparation. Therefore, P3K education should be implemented regularly in schools as a promotional and preventive measure.