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Background: Epistaxis is the bleeding from nose or nasal cavity and it is considered as one of the most common emergencies presenting in Ear, Nose and Throat [ENT] department and Accident and Emergency department worldwide
Objective and aim: the aim of this study was to assess and evaluate knowledge, attitude and practice of first aid management of epistaxis among medical students in the kingdom of Saudi Arabia
Methods: A cross-sectional community-based studies were collected using electronic questionnaire distributed among medical students all over the kingdom of Saudi Arabia. The study was conducted between September and Jan 2018
Results: Data was collected from 300 medical students from all over the kingdom of Saudi Arabia using questionnaires, which were filled electronically. Majority of the respondents were female with [75.7%] while [24.3 %] of the respondents were male. Most of the participants were from 4[th] and 5[th] year with [25.0%][24.3%] respectively. [39.7%] of the participants respond that fingernail trauma is the commonest cause of the epistaxis follow by bleeding disorder with [17.3%]. [64.0%] of the respondents think that epistaxis is an emergency condition require early intervention. [71%] of the respondents demonstrated the correct position as epistaxis first aid measure and only 41.3 % of respondents demonstrated the correct site for pinching the nose. The main source of the respondent's knowledge regarding first aid management of epistaxis was self-taught [53.67%] followed by medical books [23.33%]
In Conclusion: medical students in Saudi Arabia have an adequate knowledge about epistaxis and first aid measure which can be used to manage epistaxis