Table 1 The education and behavioural objectives that underpinned the design of the workshop

Educational objective 1

Have the participants remembered that when they are calling for an ambulance they should say whether the scene of the knife violence is safe or not?

Educational objective 2

Have the participants remembered any personal physical or psychological consequences of a knife wound to the abdomen?

Educational objective 3

Have the participants remembered any of the wider consequences of knife-related behaviour?

Behavioural objective 1

Have the participants’ attitudes towards knife violence changed since attending the workshop?

Behavioural objective 2

Have the participants experienced or are likely to experience any behavioural change since attending the workshop?