Research Article
Assessment of Knowledge about First Aid Methods, Diagnosis, and Management of Snakebite among Nursing Students: A Cross-Sectional Study from Palestine
Table 3
Percentages of correct responses of nursing students to questions on knowledge regarding Vipera palaestinae.
| | Question | Number (%) |
| | The most common venomous snake in Palestine is Vipera palaestinae (T) | 151 (75.5) | | The venom of Vipera palaestinae contains the neurotoxic compound (T) | 134 (67.5) | | Local swelling is the most common clinical symptom of envenomation (T) | 105 (52.5) | | Its length is 1 meter on average (T) | 104 (52) | | The venom of Vipera palaestinae contains a hemorrhagic compound (T) | 95 (47.5) | | The venom of Vipera palaestinae contains integrin inhibitors compound (T) | 90 (45) | | The venom of Vipera palaestinae contains growth factors inhibitors compound (T) | 64 (32) | | Males are bitten twice as often as females (T) | 61 (30.5) | | The mortality rate is 1.5% due to the envenomation of Vipera palaestinae (T) | 47 (23.5) | | The total level of serum cholesterol in admission can serve as an indicator of the severity of envenomation (T) | 33 (16.5) | | Envenomation was reported only in humans (F) | 31 (15.5) | | The venom of Vipera palaestinae contains cardiotoxin compound (T) | 18 (9) | | Increased body temperature is the most common clinical symptom of envenomation (F) | 17 (8.5) |
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These questions were adapted from a previous study [ 33]. |
