Conhecimento de professores do ensino médio acerca do suporte básico de vida

Abstract

Objective: To identify the knowledge of high school teachers about Basic Life Support. Methodology: This is an exploratory, descriptive study with a quantitative approach. Held in October 2023 and had the participation of 31 teachers from the state network in the city of Santa Cruz-RN. Collection was carried out in person using a questionnaire based on the American Heart Association protocol. Results: Based on the 31 teachers who answered the 8 specific questions, we had a total of 248 (100%) answers, of which 19 (7.7%) were correct, 46 (18.6%) were wrong and 183 (73.7%) ) did not know how to answer. Final considerations: The findings showed a deficit in the knowledge of high school teachers about basic life support, identifying the need to promote knowledge to this population about basic life support, as the lack of knowledge about the appropriate conduct to be developed in urgent/emergency situations often leads people to adopt a posture of inertia, or to act inappropriately.