Study on the Attitudes and Knowledge of Teachers and Future Teachers about Immediate Health Care Measures at School.

The level and need for immediate health care measures training for teachers are of growing concern for two main reasons: on the one hand, these contents are part of the school curriculum and, on the other hand, teachers are the first adults to intervene in case of school injury. However, in Spain, first aid (FA) does not appear as obligatory content in the university training of teachers. The aim of the present study was to design and validate a questionnaire on the attitude of pre-school and primary school teachers towards first aid knowledge adapted to the school context and to analyze its psychometric properties. First of all, the psychometric values of the questionnaire were tested: through its validation and reliability. Subsequently, a correlation study was carried out as well as a logistic regression in order to know the knowledge and attitudes of teachers and future teachers about the importance of the Immediate Attention Measures at school. The sample consisted of 392 participants: active teachers (71%) and future teachers (29%, the latter being final year students) of the infant and primary stages from the northern, central and southern areas of Spain. The results show adequate psychometric values, establishing three factors: attitude towards general knowledge in FA and learning methodology; attitude towards wounds and CPR algorithm (most frequent and/or serious events); self-perception of knowledge or skill in FA. Pearson's correlation test identified significant values (p < 0.01) and positive association between Factors 1 and 2 (r = 0.422) and between 1 and 3 (0.244). The conclusions of the results of the validation process of the questionnaire on the attitude of teachers and future teachers to knowledge for immediate health care measures training are valid and reliable to an acceptable degree. Regression study demonstrates the importance of including first aid training in teachers' degrees.

Teaching First Aid to Prospective Teachers as a Way to Promote Child Healthcare.

This article aimed to analyze, through a qualitative study (i.e., semi-structured interview), the opinions and knowledge of fourth-year future teachers at a Spanish public university (University of Granada) regarding training and the need for first aid (FA) at school. With a sample of 70 subjects in their last year of training, our conclusion is that although they are aware of the importance of first aid for their professional development, there is no such training in their careers, and thus they have great difficulty understanding how to react to emergency situations on the job.

Situación de la formación Universitaria en primeros auxilios de los futuros docentes en España / University training situation in first aid for future teachers in Spain

La comunidad sanitaria (profesionales de la medicina, enfermería, etc.) se centra, cada vez más, en concienciar sobre la importancia y la utilidad de los primeros auxilios, en la atención de los accidentes y situaciones críticas de salud, especialmente en menores. Es por ello que la formación en primeros auxilios para el personal docente se considera de suma importancia, lo que además se apoya en la recomendación de impartir estos contenidos desde los propios centros educativos y comenzar incluso desde cortas edades. OBJETIVO PRINCIPAL: analizar la situación actual respecto a la formación universitaria en primeros auxilios ofertada a los futuros docentes de los grados públicos de Educación Infantil y Educación Primaria del territorio español. METODOLOGÍA: estudio transversal descriptivo de análisis de documentos. RESULTADOS PRINCIPALES: un 28% de los 194 grados analizados han incluido en sus planes de estudio asignaturas o contenidos específicos sobre primeros auxilios. En estos casos, los formadores responsables de estos contenidos suelen ser titulados en medicina o enfermería. CONCLUSION PRINCIPAL: concluimos que aún no existe un consenso ni compromiso unánime, por parte de las universidades, por incluir los primeros auxilios como contenidos esenciales en la formación de los futuros profesionales de la educación

The community of healthcare providers (doctors, nurses, etc.) focuses more and more on increasing awareness about the importance and usefulness of first aid when dealing with accidents and critical health situations, especially in minors. That is why first aid training for teachers is considered to be the utmost importance, which is also leant by the recommendation to provide these contents from the schools and to start even at a young age. MAIN AIM: analyse the current situation with respect to the University training in first aid offered within publicly provided degrees to future teachers of infant primary education in Spanish territory. METHODOLOGY: the study was a cross-sectional descriptive content analysis of relevant documents. RESULTS: show that 28% of the 194 degrees analysed included plans or specific content about first aid within the course. In those cases, the responsible trainers of these contents are usually Graduates of Medicine or Nursing. CONCLUSION: there is still no consensus or unanimous commitment on behalf of universities to include first aid as essential content in the training of future education professionals

Estudio de conformidad con la formación recibida por los residentes del Hospital Universitario Príncipe de Asturias de 2007 a 2009 / A study of conformity with the training received by resident physicians at the Hospital Universitario Príncipe de Asturias between 2007 and 2009

Introducción. El Real Decreto 183/2008 destaca la importancia de la evaluación formativa en el sistema de residencia para la formación especializada. En evaluación formativa lo importante es el feedback producido sobre el que aprende y el que enseña, contribuyendo así a la mejora del proceso enseñanza-aprendizaje. Una parte esencial de la evaluación formativa es la pregunta directa a los sujetos a quienes se dirige la formación. Sujetos y métodos. Desde junio de 2007, los residentes del hospital cumplimentan un cuestionario de 37 preguntas cerradas y una abierta, en la que se les solicitaba su opinión sobre aspectos de la formación recibida en el año precedente. Analizamos los cuestionarios de tres años (266 encuestas analizadas). Resultados. Las guardias y las urgencias en general se perciben como un problema y como un lugar donde hay una importante área de mejora. Otras importantes áreas de mejora son la capacitación del residente para optimizar el acceso a fuentes de información y una mayor participación e implicación en investigación. Conclusiones. Estudios como el descrito deben servir para implantar acciones eficientes orientadas a mejorar las deficiencias observadas en la formación de residentes. Ha de ser punto de referencia para conocer la evolución del proceso formativo en nuestro centro. Si no se realizan este tipo de estudios es difícil conocer los progresos o deficiencias que, desde el punto de vista de quien aprende, tienen lugar en un determinado ámbito de la formación de especialistas en ciencias de la salud (AU)

Introduction. The Royal Decree 183/2008 highlights the relevance of the formative assessment in the residence system for specialist training. In formative assessment, the most important is the feedback between learner and teacher, contributing so to the continuous improvement in teach-learning process. An essential part of the formative assessment is the direct ask posed to whom the formation is directed. Subjects and methods. Since June 2007, the residents filled a survey which includes 37 closed questions, and an one open question. In this questionnaire we expect their opinion about aspects in the education received in the past year. We analyzed the questionnaires of three years (total 266 surveys were analyzed). Results. Medical guards and emergency area were perceived as an important problem, as a place for improvement. Other relevant areas for improvement were the training for residents’ ability for effective bibliographic researches, and greater involvement in research activities. Conclusions. Studies like these should be used to implement efficient actions aimed to detect problems and to improve deficiencies in residents’ training. It has to be a reference point for following the learning evolution process in our center. Failure to make such studies it will be difficult to know the progress or deficiencies, from the learner standpoint, that take place in a particular area of training of specialists in health sciences (AU)