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...

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Main Authors: María del Carmen Olmos-Gómez, Francisca Ruiz-Garzón, Paula Pais-Roldán, Rafael López-Cordero
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Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2021-03-01
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2227-9032/9/4/367
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description 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.
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spelling doaj.art-6f5bd194f3ad405f9482fe80917649442023-11-21T11:59:50ZengMDPI AGHealthcare2227-90322021-03-019436710.3390/healthcare9040367Teaching First Aid to Prospective Teachers as a Way to Promote Child HealthcareMaría del Carmen Olmos-Gómez0Francisca Ruiz-Garzón1Paula Pais-Roldán2Rafael López-Cordero3Department of Research Methods and Diagnosis in Education, Faculty of Education and Sport Science, University of Granada, 52071 Melilla, SpainDepartment of Research Methods and Diagnosis in Education, Faculty of Education and Sport Science, University of Granada, 52071 Melilla, SpainDepartment of Research Methods and Diagnosis in Education, Faculty of Education and Sport Science, University of Granada, 52071 Melilla, SpainDepartment of Didactics of Social Science, Faculty of Education and Sport Science, University of Granada, 52071 Melilla, SpainThis 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.https://www.mdpi.com/2227-9032/9/4/367schoolshealthfirst aidqualitative researchsocial science
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