Conhecimento sobre primeiros socorros de servidores de instituições de ensino infanto- juvenil

Abstract

First aid consists of the first assistance to an accident or sudden illness victim, outside the hospital environment, with or without risk of death. The present study aims to assess the competences and skills related to first aid training with educational workers. This is a pre and post-test experimental research of an educational intervention action carried out by nurses with 31 teachers and 53 employees from three public educational institutions in the city of Ponta Grossa, Parana State, Brazil. The technological application ‘QCPR Learner’ was used to assess practical skills and an instrument for assessing theoretical knowledge, applied before and after the intervention. It was found that 35.7% were successful in the theoretical test and 58% in the practical test before training and that there was a significant improvement in the correct answers in the post-test, when compared to the pre-test, in the themes: cardiorespiratory arrest, external chest compression, bleeding and tooth avulsion (p = 0.000). Regarding the quality of chest compressions before and after the educational intervention, there was a significant improvement in the variables: correct depth, correct frequency and effectiveness of the compressions (p