Original scientific paper
https://doi.org/10.32633/eb.10.5
Biology Teachers - Educators of Basic Resuscitation Procedures in Schools
Mila Bulić
; Faculty of Philosophy, Split, Republic of Croatia
*
Julije Meštrović
; KBC Split, Department of Pediatrics
Ivan Brdar
; KBC Split, Unified Emergency Hospital
Tatjana Ćatipović
; KBC Split, Department of Pediatrics, Department of Pediatric Intensive Care
Helena Milas
; KBC Split, Unified Emergency Hospital
Igor Jelaska
; Faculty of Kinesiology, Split
* Corresponding author.
Supplements: 5 Bulić et al - Biology Teachers - Educators of Basic Resuscitation Procedures in Schools.pdf
Abstract
The aim was to examine the effectiveness of the education of elementary school students, conducted by teachers trained by physicians, in learning and applying basic resuscitation procedures (cardiopulmonary resuscitation, CPR) and the retention of the aforementioned knowledge and skills after one month. The research was conducted during one school year in Split-Dalmatia County, Republic of Croatia. Physicians trained biology teachers to implement CPR education in elementary schools, and the teachers then conducted systematic education of students according to the same program. The teacher and student education program included a lecture, video simulation and practical CPR exercises on first aid puppets. The initial knowledge and initial practical skills of the students were examined before the education and then after the education. Retention of knowledge and skills was checked after one month. The results show that after the two-hour course, teachers feel competent and successfully implement structured CPR education for students. Elementary school students do not have basic knowledge or practical CPR skills at the beginning. After education lasting two school hours, they show statistically significantly better results in CPR theoretical knowledge and practical skills. They also retain the acquired knowledge and skills after a period of one month. The model in which medicine doctors teach biology teachers, and they later teach CPR their students, has proven to be successful, and it is important to continue implementing it in schools so that students are health literate and can act adequately in an emergency situation.
Keywords
Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR); Curriculum; elementary school students; Health Education
Hrčak ID:
322909
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Publication date:
28.11.2024.
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