Effect of first aid training on teams from special education schools

Efecto de la capacitación sobre primeros auxilios en accidentes para los equipos de escuelas de enseñanza especializada

ABSTRACT

Objectives:

Analyze the effect of first aid training on the knowledge of multidisciplinary teams from special education schools, in school accidents.

Methods:

A quasi-experimental, before-and-after study with a single comparison group. Descriptive statistics and McNemar’s test were used to evaluate the effect of the intervention.

Results:

This study had the participation of 162 higher education professionals, predominantly teachers (82.1%), female (97.5%), aged over 40 (69.2%). An increase in correct answers was observed, with statistical significance (≤0.05), especially in proper handling in case of fall with traumatic brain injury, electric shock, and burn due to hot liquid (98.1%, 98.1% and 96.9% of proper response, respectively).

Conclusions:

First aid training for child accidents, through content exhibition, in a dialogical and practical way, proved to be efficient for multidisciplinary teams from special education schools for people with disabilities.

Descriptors:
First Aid; Accidents; Training; People with Disabilities; Special Education