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BACKGROUND
Ocular trauma is a major cause of preventable monocular blindness and visual impairment worldwide. Thorough knowledge of comprehensive management of all types of ocular trauma is of utmost importance in the visual prognosis of such patients. Nurses are an integral part of emergency care. The objectives of this study were to assess the knowledge of emergency management of ocular trauma among the nursing staff and final year B.Sc. nursing students at a tertiary care hospital in northern India and suggest methods to enhance the knowledge if required.
METHODS
This prospective questionnaire-based study was conducted in the Department of Ophthalmology, at a tertiary care hospital in northern India to assess the nursing staff and final year B.Sc. nursing students about their knowledge of emergency management of ocular trauma. A total of 82 participants were randomly selected from the nursing staff as well as the B.Sc. final year nursing students and were asked to answer a questionnaire, based on their knowledge of the emergency management of ocular trauma. Data recorded was analysed using SPSS version 26.
RESULTS
The maximum score was 30 for answering the questions in the questionnaire. The mean score was found to be 23 among the nursing staff and a mean score of 21 among nursing students. A better overall score was noted among subjects who had experience working in Ophthalmology and Emergency Care.
CONCLUSIONS
It was found that there was a significant relationship between knowledge about emergency management of ocular trauma and variables like gender and work experience in the Department of Ophthalmology and Emergency Care. However, there was no significant association between knowledge of management of ocular trauma and the total number of working years. Knowledge regarding concepts about chemical injury was found to be low in all groups. Training and updating of knowledge on all aspects of ocular trauma must be done with an emphasis on emergency management during their posting in the Department of Ophthalmology and Emergency Care.
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References
Acar U, Tok OY, Acar DE, et al. A new ocular trauma score in pediatric penetrating eye injuries. Eye (Lond) 2011;25(3):370-4.
Eballe AO, Epee E, Koki G, et al. Unilateral childhood blindness: a hospital based study in Yaounde, Cameroon. Clin Ophthalmol 2009;3:461-4.
May DR, Kuhn FP, Morris RE, et al. The epidemiology of serious eye injuries from the United States eye injury registry. Graefes Arch Clin Exp Ophthalmol 2000;238(2):153-7.
Dhasmana R, Bahadur H, Jain K. Profile of ocular trauma in Uttarakhand, A hospital based study. Ind J Comm Health 2012;24(4):297-303.
Singh TG, Chandra P, Swati G, et al. Pattern of ocular trauma in tertiary care Hospital of Kumaon Region, Uttarakhand. J Indian Acad Forensic Med 2013;35(2):116-9.
Alemayehu W, Shahin S. Epidemiology of ocular injuries in AA, Eth. JOECSA 2015;18(1).
Jahangir T, Butt NH, Hamza U, et al. Pattern of presentation and factors leading to ocular trauma. Pak J Ophthalmol 2011;27(2):96-102.
Négrel AD, Thylefors B. The global impact of eye injuries. Ophthalmic Epidemiol 1998;5(3):143-69.
Pizzarello LD. Ocular trauma: time for action. Ophthalmic Epidemiol 1998;5(3):115-6.
Bedi S, Batra N, Chander A, et al. Industrial ocular trauma- a clinical and epidemiological profile. J Evid Based Med Healthc 2017;4(37):2190-93.
Hutton WL, Fuller DG. Factors influencing final visual results in severely injured eyes. Am J Ophthalmol 1984;97(6):715-22.
Cruvinel D, Ghanem V, Nascimento M, et al. Prognostic factors in open globe injuries. Ophthalmologica 2003;217(6):431-35.
Kuhn F, Morris R, Witherspoon C, et al. The birmingham eye trauma terminology system (BETT). J Fr Ophtalmol 2004;27(2):206-10.
Hassan AF, Mohamed TR, Jassim AH. Assessment of nurses’ knowledge toward nursing intervention for eye trauma at baghdad teaching hospitals. Indian J Forens Med & Toxi 2020;14(2):1331-35.
Singh B, Chong MC, Zakaria MI, et al. Assessing nurses knowledge of glasgow coma scale in emergency and outpatient department. Nursing Research and Practice 2016;2016:8056350.
Harakuni UU, Kumar N. Knowledge, attitude, and practices of emergency management of ocular chemical injury among primary responders. DJO 2020;31(1):48-52.