Tecnologia educativa em primeiros socorros para estudantes do ensino fundamental

Abstract

Accidents in childhood and adolescence are, majority, preventable and, if it’s not properly attended to, can lead to grave sequelae or progress to death. Worldwide, every day, about 2,000 children and adolescents die because of accidental injuries. Given the magnitude of the phenomenon, literature and public policies around the world emphasize the relevance of preventive approaches, an example of teaching and the inclusion of first aid in the school context. Thus, the objective of this study is: Develop an educational technology (ET) for learning first aid, in the school environment, which covers children and adolescents. Methodological study developed in a large municipal school with the Mobile Emergency Care Service (SAMU) in Porto Alegre, covering the stages: literature review, situational diagnosis, development of ET and planning for its implementation. It was identified in the literature that the themes most worked with the school public are: cardiopulmonary resuscitation, burns and choking. Teachers participating in the research pointed out bleeding, abrasions and fractures as the most frequent accidents and suggested their inclusion in situations of fainting, nosebleed, cuts, shortness of breath and care for wounds. The products developed resulting from the research were: a) scope review article addressing educational methodologies in learning first aid in schools; b) Virtual Library to provide subsidies to the school community in theoretical and practical knowledge on the subject (access at: https://sites.google.com/view/bvpisa/adolescents/primeiros-gicos); and, c) First Aid Workshop for elementary school students, comprising four matrices: programmatic, conceptual, methodological, and operative, wich aims that the students can develop skills to recognize urgent/emergency and first aid situations, activate a specialized team correctly, when necessary, and perform basic service maneuvers with safety and quality. In the proposed planning for its implementation, the importance of continuity in the partnerships established between the university (undergraduate, lato and stricto sensu courses in the areas of education, nursing, medicine, among others), the school and the SAMU, as well as the pact with the municipal education management to encourage the teaching network to play a leading role in learning about accident prevention and providing first aid in the school environment, family and community environments. These initiatives show the possibility of applicability in different scenarios and the high impact of ET, as it provides opportunities for improving practices in health education.