DOI: https://doi.org/10.36347/sjams.2026.v14i04.009

Pages: 477-481

Background: Sports-related injuries, which are quite common among school children. Immediate and appropriate first aid management is crucial in minimizing the severity and promoting faster recovery. Therefore, assessing the effectiveness of Demonstration on the skills of first aid management during sports injuries among school children. Aims: The aim of the study was to assess the effectiveness of Demonstration on the skills of first aid management during sports injuries among school children in selected rural schools of Bagalkot. Methodology: Quantitative research approach with pre-experimental one-group pretest-posttest research design was used for the study to accomplish the objectives. According to the self- administered structured closed ended questionnaire and checklist were used to collect data from sample of 60 school children was selected by simple random sampling technique. The data collected where analyzed using descriptive and inferential statistics. Findings: Difference between mean pre-test [16.16] and mean post-test [45.8] scores, found to be statistically difference at 0.05 level of significant [t=46.1 (p valve is<0.00001) at the level of significance p<0.05]. As Hypothesis H1 states, H1: Mean post-test skill scores of rural school children regarding first aid management on sport injury will be significantly higher than the mean pre-test skill on first aid management on sports injury score among rural school children. Conclusion: The overall findings reveal that a significant positive correlation of effectiveness of demonstration on skill of first aid during sports injuries among school children.