Nível de conhecimento em primeiros socorros de judocas faixa preta filiados à Federação Paraibana de Judô

Abstract

Judo is one of the most practiced sports in the world. The search for the practice of this sport is associated with several factors, ranging from the attempt to improve the motor collection, such as the physical and mental formation of its practitioners through the philosophy characteristic of the sport. The present study aimed to evaluate the level of first aid knowledge of black belt judokas affiliated to the Paraibana Judo Federation. It was characterized as a cross-sectional, descriptive, exploratory study with a quantitative approach. The sample consisted of 40 black judokas. A structured questionnaire adapted from Cavalcante (2015) was applied. For data analysis we used descriptive statistics: mean, standard deviation, minimum, maximum and relative frequency distribution through an Excel Office 2013 spreadsheet. The results showed that 72.5% of judokas said they had received some type of training. In First Aid provided by the Paraiba Judo Federation (FEPAJU), 85% said they were prepared to act in emergency situations, 95% had high knowledge about the importance of providing correct and fast, which 82.5% never failed to do so. give first aid for fear of making mistakes, and have knowledge about musculoskeletal injuries, where sprains are the type of occurrence that black belts feel most safe to act 42.5%. They also pointed out the cardiopulmonary arrest as a procedure that they feel less confident about intervening 60%, where only 2.5% are aware of the amount of compressions to be performed per minute during cardiopulmonary resuscitation, showing the inability to act in this situation. It is concluded that the level of first aid knowledge of black belt judokas affiliated to the Paraíba Judo Federation was satisfactory, however, it is necessary that FEPAJU provide training in First Aid constantly, in order to raise the knowledge of its judokas so that they can act accurately in the various situations that may occur during the practice of judo, thus avoiding the deterioration of the health of the victim.