First aid teaching for schoolchildren: Scoping review

Abstract

Introduction

The school has an important role in promoting health and preventing accidents, providing a suitable environment for teaching first aid in order to make teachers and students capable of providing primary care in case of accidents.

Objective

Map the fundamental aspects of first aid education in schools regarding those responsible for teaching and the main methodologies used.

Method

This is a scoping review carried out in March 2023, according to the recommendations of the Joanna Briggs Institute and the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses extension for Scoping Reviews (PRISMA-ScR) checklist, in 10 international data sources and national. The eligibility criteria were scientific articles without time or language restrictions.

Results

A total of 2,136 documents were found and after screening, there were a total of 12 articles. The years ranged from 2005 to 2022. Health professionals act as the main instructors for teaching first aid to teachers, who become responsible and able to teach their students. Expository and practical classes on the topic stood out regarding the main methodologies.

Conclusion

First aid teaching can be carried out by teachers to students after adequate training by health professionals.