TY - JOUR
T1 - KNOWLEDGE OF SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS ABOUT BASIC LIFE SUPPORT
AU - da Silva, Mafalda Sofia Gomes Oliveira
AU - Ferreira, Maria Margarida Silva Vieira
AU - Rodrigues, Alexandre Marques
AU - de Sousa, Cláudia Noémia Soares
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
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PY - 2024
Y1 - 2024
N2 - Objective: Evaluate high school students’ knowledge about basic life support and analyze the associations between the level of knowledge and sociodemographic and academic variables. Method: Quantitative, descriptive, cross-sectional, and correlational study. The sample consisted of 59 high school students from a Secondary School in the metropolitan area of Porto-Portugal. Descriptive analyses, Pearson’s correlation coefficient, and t test (or non-parametric tests when assumptions were not met) were used. Results: 35 (59.3%) had basic life support training, and 52 (88.1%) were interested in undergoing the training. Only seven (11.9%) were aware of an automatic external defibrillator and 14 (23.7%) identified when to seek specialized help. Conclusion: Knowledge about basic life support can contribute to achieving better outcomes in situations of cardiorespiratory arrest, and students should increase their skills in this area by using training in the school context.
AB - Objective: Evaluate high school students’ knowledge about basic life support and analyze the associations between the level of knowledge and sociodemographic and academic variables. Method: Quantitative, descriptive, cross-sectional, and correlational study. The sample consisted of 59 high school students from a Secondary School in the metropolitan area of Porto-Portugal. Descriptive analyses, Pearson’s correlation coefficient, and t test (or non-parametric tests when assumptions were not met) were used. Results: 35 (59.3%) had basic life support training, and 52 (88.1%) were interested in undergoing the training. Only seven (11.9%) were aware of an automatic external defibrillator and 14 (23.7%) identified when to seek specialized help. Conclusion: Knowledge about basic life support can contribute to achieving better outcomes in situations of cardiorespiratory arrest, and students should increase their skills in this area by using training in the school context.
KW - Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation
KW - First Aid
KW - Knowledge
KW - Students
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U2 - 10.1590/ce.v29i0.96830
DO - 10.1590/ce.v29i0.96830
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85210259159
SN - 1414-8536
VL - 29
JO - Cogitare Enfermagem
JF - Cogitare Enfermagem
M1 - e96830
ER -