Nível de conhecimento em primeiros socorros de treinadores de crossfit da cidade de João Pessoa

Abstract

CrossFit® is a growing modality in all Brazil, the city of João Pessoa is not outside this statistic. Many practitioners look for something different than conventional training models and CrossFit® attracts these people, because it is a mode that calls attention to having characteristics of community and union, also possessing a risk of accident because it is a physical exercise . It is up to the professionals involved to focus on first aid, always seeking to be prepared in emergency situations. This study aimed to evaluate the level of knowledge in first aid of the CrossFit® trainers of João Pessoa / PB boxes. It was characterized as an exploratory research, of a cross-sectional, descriptive nature, using a quantitative approach. A structured questionnaire adapted from Cavalcante (2015) was used. The sample consisted of 16 CrossFit® trainers with level 1 (level 1) of the modality, who are registered with the regional physical education council of Paraíba (CREF10 / PB). The results were presented by graphs, using an Exel worksheet from Office 2007, answers presented by percentages. According to the results 50% of the participants said they were dissatisfied and 19% were extremely dissatisfied with the first aid discipline, but a success rate index was found in emergency situations above 50% and 63% of the participants had none type of training in first aid. It was concluded that the coaches participating in the research present a satisfactory level of first aid knowledge, presenting a high index of correct answers to questions about emergency procedures during physical exercise, but many say they are dissatisfied or extremely dissatisfied with the discipline of first aid but there is also a higher percentage of participants who do not have any type of training or course for first aid.