Primeiros socorros: nível de conhecimento dos profissionais de Educação Física nas academias da cidade de Bayeux/PB

Abstract

Currently, we observe the great interest of the population for the practice of physical exercises with various purposes, well being, health promotion, but what is more visible is the search for the "perfect body". Brazil is the second country to lead the ranking with more than 34,000 gyms in operation and the fourth in the number of clients totaling more than nine million, this also increases the number of accidents, it is expected that the physical education professional is prepared to carry out emergency procedures, so fast and secure, always with the objective of protecting the physical integrity of its clients / students. The present study had the objective of evaluating the level of knowledge in First Aid of the professionals of Physical Education in the academies of the city of Bayeux / PB. It was characterized as a cross-sectional, descriptive, exploratory, and quantitative approach. An adapted structured questionnaire was applied. For data analysis, a spreadsheet of the Excel Office 2013 program was used, through descriptive statistics, mean, standard deviation, minimum, maximum and relative frequency distribution. The results showed that Physical Education Professionals, for the most part, have knowledge about the importance of providing correct and rapid assistance (80%), acting in case of convulsion (93%), verifying that the victim is breathing 80%), have knowledge about musculoskeletal injuries, but feel less confidence to intervene in a Cardiopulmonary Arrest (54%), being evident the inability to act in this situation. It is concluded that the level of knowledge in first aid of the physical education professionals in the fitness academies of the city of Bayeux / PB was satisfactory, however, it is necessary that these professionals are more conscious, responsible with their clients / students and understand the importance of their role in the health area in view of the diverse public with which they work. Continuing to study and update in this area is extremely important in the professional life, making it possible to carry out an adequate, immediate and precise rescue, thus avoiding the worsening of the victim's state of health in situations of risk that may occur during the practice of physical exercises.