Conhecimento de professores do ensino fundamental sobre primeiros socorros na infância

Abstract

The aim was to identify the knowledge of elementary school teachers regarding first aid in childhood. Non-experimental, descriptive and exploratory field research, with a quantitative approach. A questionnaire with closed questions was elaborated, and this was sent to the target population in the model called “snowball”, where, after identifying the target group of the research, they will indicate other possible interviewees, generating a connection network. It was found that the participants had considerable knowledge on the subject. Some participants report participating in annual lectures, courses, online classes and workshops. On the other hand, some participants declared that they had never participated in a first-aid activity. The research showed the need for the first-aid course in the higher education curriculum, since schools and children's recreation spaces need to have teachers prepared to guarantee students a safe environment. Therefore, through the Health at School Program, nursing can contribute to the training of these teachers through health education.