~ 134 ~ International Journal of Advance Research in Community Health Nursing 2020; 2(2): 134-142 E-ISSN: 2664-1666 P-ISSN: 2664-1658 www.communitynursing.net IJARCHN 2020; 2(2): 134-142 Received: 11-05-2020 Accepted: 15-06-2020 Asmaa M Madkour Assistant Lecturer of Family and Community Health Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Sohag University, Egypt Safaa AM Kotb Professor of Family and Community Health Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Assuit University, Egypt Safaa R Mahmoud Assistant Professor of Family and Community Health Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, assuit University, Egypt Thorea A Mahmoud Assistant Professor of Family and Community Health Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Sohag University, Egypt Corresponding Author: Asmaa M Madkour Assistant Lecturer of Family and Community Health Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Sohag University, Egypt Training program for car drivers regarding first aid of road traffic accident at Sohag University Asmaa M Madkour, Safaa AM Kotb, Safaa R Mahmoud and Thorea A Mahmoud Abstract Road traffic accidents are a major community health problem that causes severe injuries with increasing deaths each yea. Aim of the study: Evaluate the impact of training program for car drivers regarding first aid of road traffic accident at Sohag University. Subjects and Methods: Quasi-experimental research design was used. Sample: Convenient sample of 87 Car drivers were participated in the study. Tools: Two tools were used: Tool (1) A structured interviewing questionnaire used to assess knowledge of car-drivers. Tool (2) an observational checklist was used to observe practices of drivers regarding first aid of road traffic accidents. Results: 86% of drivers had an unsatisfactory knowledge level and all of studied car drivers had unsatisfactory practices of first aid about road traffic accident before implement of the program. However, there was significant improvement in knowledge and practice of the car drivers after implementation of the program. The total of knowledge and practice were statistically significant (p<0.001). Conclusion: The implemented program about first aid of road traffic accident had a good impact on knowledge and practice of. Car-drivers. Recommendations: First aid training program should be compulsory before getting driving licenses. This training should be continuous and repeated before every renewal of the driving license. Keywords: Car-drivers, first aid, road traffic accidents, training programs Introduction Accident is an unplanned process of events that leads to undesired injury, loss of life and damage to the system or the environment. It's a part of the price people pay for technological progress and are no longer considered accidental, because majority of them are preventable (Centers For Diseases Control and Prevention CDCP, 2017) [4] . Road traffic accidents (RTA) represent a huge global public health concern due to their increasing occurrence, related deaths and disabilities, social and financial consequences. In 2018, the World Health Organization (WHO) estimated that 1.35 million people globally die each year from Road traffic accidents and this is alongside the additional 20–50 million people who are seriously injured or disabled. (World Bank (WB, 2017) [20] and World Health Organization (WHO, 2018) [21] . Causes of road traffic accidents are excessive speed, defective roads, poor street lighting, defective layout of cross roads and speed breakers, defective vehicles, disregard of road signs, fatigue, alcoholism and unusual behaviors of men and animals (Kussia, 2017) [14] . Provision of first aid for injuries is a secondary preventive measure taken immediately after an injury event by trained clinicians and first responders, resulting in better outcomes for injured victims. The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) states that while first aid is by no means a substitute for emergency health services, it is a pivotal primary step for providing effective and rapid interventions to reduce serious injuries and increase the chances of survival. To be most effective, first aid should be provided immediately after the event. For example, effective bystander cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) provided immediately after cardiac arrest can double a person’s chance of survival as it helps maintain vital blood flow to the heart and brain. (International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies, IFRC, 2019 and Hoque et al., 2017) [12, 10] .