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Research objectives:-Main aim:-Our main aim is to make the parents the first qualified paramedic who can save their children life in emergency cases Specific objectives:-1. to measure the level of parents awareness about the pediatric first aid 2. to associate between the pediatric first aid and their sociodemographic variables Introduction and literature review:-Millions and millions of children are getting hurt or even die by injuries happen to them due to inadequate response by their parents or lack of Immediate assistance. accidents tend to happen with kids a lot more frequently , knowing how to perform first aid techniques can save your children's life and keep them away from any harm [1].Taking rapid action while waiting for professional help, can dramatically reduce deaths and injuries [2] .The prognosis of any injuries after accidents mainly depends on management provided to the child immediately following the incident. This reflects the major importance of the first-aid provided to the child , which can be life-saving. [3] Many previous studies have studied this issue in depth , in south India children under 15 years old are more vulnerable to the morbidity and mortality resulting from injuries. As caregivers of children, parents play a crucial role in the care of children immediately following injuries [4]. A study happen in Turkey showed that Many children ranging from 0 to 14 years old .Among 130 families, a total of 53 children (40.80%) experienced highly frequent burn event throughout the year which explain the extent of riskiness about these injuries .[5] Another study in İzmir, Turkey , was taken by parents against home accidents for 0-6 Years old children.There appears to be a meaningful relationship between mothers' educational status and incidents of accidents (p=.050) and fathers' educational status and incidents of accidents has been observed (p=.002). There wasn't statistically relationship among mothers age group (p=.430).[6]