Unveiling first aid experiences during COVID 19 : through the lens of the Medical Technology students of Cavite State University / by Jasper Ian L. Conde, Krisha Jane F. Danga, Joshua Ramil P. Monton, Renchlyn M. San Pedro and Julia Marie A. Sasi.

Thesis (Bachelor of Science in Medical Technology) Cavite State University.

Includes bibliographical references.

College of Nursing (CON).

CONDE, JASPER IAN L., DANGA, KRISHA JANE F., MONTON, JOSHUA RAMIL P.,
SAN PEDRO, RENCHLYN M., AND SASI, JULIA MARIE A. of Unveiling First Aid
Experiences during COVID-19: Through the Lens of the Medical Technology Students of
Cavite State University. Undergraduate Thesis. Cavite State University, Indang Cavite.
May 2022. Adviser: Evelyn M. Del Mundo, RN, MAN, PhD.
The study was conducted to unveil the first aid experiences during COVID-19 through the
lens of the Medical Technology students at Cavite State University. Specifically, it aimed to
determine: (1) How important is the knowledge about First Aid during COVID 19 to Medical
Technology students of Cavite State University, Indang, Cavite?; (2) What are the feelings in
situations of urgency and emergency about First Aid during COVID 19 of Medical Technology
students of Cavite State University, Indang, Cavite?; (3) What are the challenges about the
practice of First Aid during COVID 19 of Medical Technology students of Cavite State University,
Indang, Cavite? This study applied a qualitative interpretative phenomenological research
design. It was administered from December 2020 to May 2022 at the College of Nursing of
Cavite State University in Indang, Cavite.
A total of 15 Medical Technology students were selected for the study which were chosen
through purposive or judgmental sampling techniques. The results show that most of the
respondents are from the third-year level and all of them has equipped knowledge when it
comes to first aid during COVID-19. In terms of the different feelings that they encountered
during situations of urgency and emergency, majority have expressed their feelings of fear and
anguish due to lack of confidence and insufficient learning. This concludes that due to their
feelings, in situations of urgency and emergency, there is a feeling of hesitation onto responding
to first aid during COVID-19. In terms of the challenges encountered about the practice of first
aid during COVID-19, majority of the respondents saw the pandemic as a threat and a barrier to
respond to first aid during COVID-19. This concludes that due to their fear and anxiousness of
the great risk of exposure and contact with the virus and spreading it among their family, friends,
and other people surrounding them, they have seen it as a threat to their lives and a barrier to
responding quickly and efficiently to first aid during COVID-19.

Submitted to the University Library 08/31/2022 T-8986