Health education in first aid for school teaching staff
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Introduction: Training in first aid is fundamental for every person who might be involved in a situation requiring the use of this knowledge. This study is aimed at teachers who are responsible for students and visitors to the school, and who might witness accidents that require a response informed by knowledge of first aid.
Objectives: To assess the improvement in first aid knowledge among teaching staff after an educational intervention.
Methodology: Intervention study on a group of 15 teachers. Information on knowledge of first aid was collected before and after the educational intervention.
Results: The percentage of correct answers obtained before the educational intervention was 38.6%, and 76.2% after the intervention.
Conclusions: There was a notable increase (37.6%) in first aid knowledge which confirms the positive impact of the intervention.
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