Evaluation of knowledge and resources in first aid education personnel for primary education of children.

Identifier:  TFG:1897

Handle: https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11797/TFG1897

Authors:  Palau Falcó, Vicens

Abstract:
Objective: obtain information on the training and devices available to schools in Tarragona so as to act in first aid situations. We also want to assess if the introduction of a first aid course would improve the knowledge of the teaching staff on this subject. Method: field work divided into two different interventions. The first one consists of collecting information through surveys related to the quantity and quality of first aid knowledge. In this intervention, the kit of each center will be also revised so as to compare it with the proposal of the Generalitat of Catalonia. The second intervention is a quasi-experimental methodology with a group of quasi-control. It consists of a training addressed to an experimental group, its subsequent evaluation with a test and the assessment of the group quasi-control, which will be evaluated in the same way but without having received the previous training. Results: the sample was composed in the first intervention by 16 schools and in the second one by 35 teachers (intervention group) and by 51 teachers (quasi-control group). The mean age of the group in the second intervention is 43.6. The groups in terms of sex, age and perception of the degree of knowledge do not show statistically significant differences, because it is p> 0.05. Conclusions: we have detected a lack of trained staff in most of the educational centers and a generalized noncompliance with the regulations proposed by the Government of Catalonia and the Department of Health regarding the material to be included in the school kit as well as the protocol to be followed to administrate medication.