Prospective concepts of training future specialists in physical culture and sports to provide pre-medical help

Abstract

As a result of extracting the content of scientific articles, it was found that the authors unanimously agree on the need to teach students first aid. The methods of preparing future specialists in physical education and sports for providing first aid can be divided into the following groups: theoretical preparation – studying the basics of first aid, basic safety rules and algorithms for recognizing dangerous situations, testing knowledge; practical preparation – practicing practical skills on mannequins and other students under the guidance of instructors; situational modeling – creating accident scenarios and practicing specific actions according to these scenarios; visual methods – using video materials and other tools; interactive methods – using simulation trainers, computer programs, and applications; communication within a competent professional community – conducting online and offline webinars, courses, and classes; support methods – tutoring the first aid training process by tutors or instructors. It has been proven that the educational process of first aid courses for the general public is characterized by pedagogical appropriateness and technological sophistication. However, due to the limited time, such courses usually do not allocate sufficient time to the theoretical aspect of training. An analysis of syllabi of disciplines related to the preparation of physical education and sports specialists for providing first aid in accidents and emergencies showed that the scope of such discipline’s ranges from 3 to 5 credits. The content of these disciplines consists of theoretical and practical parts. Typically, the theoretical part describes the general principles of providing first aid; actions for tendon-muscle injuries, bone fractures, traumatic brain injuries, and closed spinal injuries, chest and abdominal injuries, wounds, and bruises, combined injuries; assistance in sudden illnesses. The practical part includes practical exercises aligned with the topics of the theoretical part.