KNOWLEDGE ABOUT FIRST AID AMONG TEACHERS OF ADOLESCENTS

Abstract

This article aims to evaluate, through the scientific literature, the knowledge about first aid among teachers of the adolescent public. Methods: This is a descriptive study, using an integrative review through a search on the Pubmed and VHL platforms, selecting articles between 2019 and 2024, available for free and complete access. Results: The results indicated that the teachers, in most of the schools selected in the studies, do not have sufficient knowledge and practice to assist in emergency cases, which places the students as susceptible to errors and risk. It was also observed that the main urgent and emergency cases are fainting and orthopedic trauma (>40%). In addition, the main complications worked on, through training, were falls, child choking, convulsion, choking, resuscitation due to CPA, electrical accidents, burns and knowledge related to the Mobile Emergency Care Service – SAMU – and its contact number. Conclusion: The analysis of the results revealed that, in view of the insufficient knowledge of teachers, training courses, regardless of online or face-to-face, are effective in fixing the content and increasing the safety of the education professional when assisting the student, which promotes the improvement of the victim's clinical condition and reduces the incidence of hospitalization and death.