First aid at school: teacher and staff training

Abstract

Objective: to evaluate the knowledge of teachers and employees after first aid training. Methods: this is a near pretest and post-test experiment for 35 staff and teachers of a school, evaluated using validated instruments for knowledge and skill in two stages, before and after a course/training. Results: 97.1% (34) female professionals participated, 42.8% (15) reported having received some training and 71.4% (25) had already witnessed an emergency case. Before the training, an average score of 19.43 referring to skill and 2.91 points in knowledge was verified and after 174.57 points in skill and 9.17 in knowledge, a statistically significant difference by the Wilcoxon Signal Station Test (p<0.001). Conclusion: training is effective, with a significant increase in the percentage of correct answers after first aid training in the school environment.Objetivo: avaliar o conhecimento de professores e funcionários após um treinamento de primeiros socorros. Métodos: trata-se de um quase experimento do tipo pré e pós-teste, para 35 funcionários e professores de uma escola, avaliados com a utilização de instrumentos validados, quanto ao conhecimento e a habilidade em duas etapas, antes e após um curso/treinamento. Resultados: participaram 97,1% (34) profissionais do sexo feminino, 42,8% (15) afirmaram já terem recebido algum treinamento e 71,4% (25) já presenciaram uma emergência. Verificou-se antes do treinamento uma pontuação média de 19,43 pontos referentes a habilidade e 2,91 pontos no conhecimento e após 174,57 pontos na habilidade e 9,17 no conhecimento, diferença estatisticamente significativa pelo Teste de Postos Sinalizados de Wilcoxon (p<0,001). Conclusão: o treinamento é efetivo, com aumento significativo da porcentagem de acertos após o treinamento em primeiros socorros no ambiente escolar.

Effect of first aid training on teams from special education schools

“…region of India), which had 69% of participants over 40 years and mean age of 39.3 years (21) . Female participants prevailed, in agreement with other studies (4)(5)(21)(22) . This finding can be associated with the role played by the participants, who are mostly early childhood teachers, an activity that is mostly performed by women (23) .…”

“…The most prevalent occupation of participants was teacher, which is aligned with another study (4) , showing this occupation has the highest number of professionals in the school environment. Not all schools had a complete multidisciplinary team, and they had no nurse, because this role is not mandatory in special education.…”

“…Other studies have also demonstrated that educational activities on first aid for teachers present a statistically significant result, with immediate expansion of knowledge about the theme (4,17,28) . A study conducted in China evaluated an immediate expansion of knowledge, and even six months, nine months and four years after the training, although the number of correct answers declined, teachers still presented correct answers with statistical significance in the tests, confirming the training is effective in the short and long terms, promoting significant knowledge about safety of children, adolescents and young people in the school environment (17) .…”

“…Other studies (4,(20)(21) also reported a significant number of professionals without prior training on accident prevention and first aid, which shows the need to develop these activities for the population. This study also suggests mandatory inclusion of this content from early childhood education, as already seen in many countries (25)(26)(27) , to basic education, high school and higher education, particularly in teacher training.…”

“…Special education school for people with disabilities aims to "complement or supplement training to students by offering services, accessibility resources and strategies that eliminate obstacles to their active participation in society and learning development. " (3) It should be noted that a many children, adolescents and young people with disabilities spend most of the day in these institutions and, therefore, the professionals who work in them, including teachers, are often the first to witness situations that require first aid procedures (4)(5) . Therefore, not only the teachers, but also the whole multidisciplinary team of the school, must be able to properly perform first aid procedures until health professionals arrive at the school.…”