Educational topics for school from the perspective of professionals in the Mobile Emergency Service

Temas educativos para la escuela desde la perspectiva de los profesionales en el Servicio de Emergencia Móvil

Abstracts

Objective  To systematize, with professionals from the Mobile Emergency Care Service of Santa Catarina municipality, the main issues for the development of an educational tool of attention to the emergency room, dedicated to the school-age population.

Method  Qualitative study, conducted through meetings in the focus group format, with 19 professionals who develop their activities in the city Emergency Mobile Emergency Service. Data were categorized and analyzed using thematic analysis technique.

Results  The contents discussed at the meetings were grouped into four thematic categories: The Mobile Emergency Service and the school: education and health promotion for children; As the Mobile Emergency Care Service works: What is important to know ?; Something’s wrong, what now? and; We are nearly finished, give your opinion.

Conclusions  The specific issues arising from the meetings contributed to the production of an educational tool on the activities of the Mobile Emergency Service, which may be used by the School Health Program to promote health education in the care area to the emergency room with the population schoolchildren.

Emergency Medical Services; School Health; Health Promotion; Health Education; Family Health Strategy