RT Journal Article
T1 Aprendiendo a reanimar en la escuela. Estudio en escolares de 8-12 años
A1 Martínez Isasi, Santiago
A1 Abelairas Gómez, Cristian
A1 Pichel López, María
A1 Barcala Furelos, Roberto Jesus
A1 Varela Casal, Cristina
A1 Vázquez Santamariña, David
A1 Sánchez Santos, Luis
A1 Rodríguez Núñez, Antonio
K1 2411.03 Fisiología Cardiovascular
K1 2411.17 Fisiología de la Respiración
K1 58 Pedagogía
AB Objective: To quantitatively assess the learning capacity of school children aged between 8-12 years in basic life support (theory and practice) after a feasible school training programme. Material and methods: Quasi-experimental study with a convenience sample of 567 pupils in 3rd, 5th and 1st year of Primary Education, and Compulsory Secondary Education, respectively, from 3 public schools in Galicia. They received 2 h (one theoretical and another practical) of basic life support training by their Physical Education teachers, as part of the school program. The children were evaluated by a theoretical test and a practical skill test that measured the quality of chest compressions, and assessed the performance of the basic life support sequence. Results:The level of knowledge increased with respect to the baseline, and was higher in the higher grades (P < .001). The complete basic life support sequence was carried out by 16.5% of pupils in the 3rd year of Primary Education, 54.4% of pupils in the 5th year of Primary Education, and 28.5% of pupils in the 1st year of Secondary Education (P = .030). The following compression quality parameters improved significantly with age: continuity of compressions (P < .001), percentage of compressions performed at correct depth (P = .002), and median depth (P < .001), while the percentage of compressions with correct decompression decreased significantly (P < .001). Conclusions: Although their anthropometric characteristics may not allow them to achieve the ideal quality of this manoeuvre, a 2-h theoretical and practical training programme, taught by Physical Education teachers, helps to improve the ability of children younger than 13 years-old to recognise the emergency, start the chain of survival, and initiate chest compressions.
PB Anales de Pediatría
SN 16954033
YR 2022
FD 2022-01
LK http://hdl.handle.net/11093/3882
UL http://hdl.handle.net/11093/3882
LA spa
NO Anales de Pediatría, 96(1): 17-24 (2022)
DS Investigo
RD 23-ene-2025