Qualification for the riverside Primary Health Care team on basic first aid: experience report

Abstract

Objective: To report the experience of nursing students in a qualification for the Riverside Family Health team on basic first aid in a community integrated into the municipality of Belém do Pará. Experience report: This is a descriptive experience report with a qualitative approach experienced in october 2023 by nursing students at a professional qualification meeting on the theme of notions of basic first aid, which was based on Charles Magueres arc with its five stages. The qualification included the presentation of the choking maneuvers, as well as the management and identification by the professionals in the face of seizures and AMI. The activity also involved detailed demonstrations and active participation of the professionals, contributing positively to their knowledge regarding the care of the community. Final considerations: The exchange of knowledge between the team and the students promoted not only mutual understanding, but also made professionals co-responsible for passing on information to the population about first aid. The understanding of the specificities of the community was fundamental to strengthen the qualification process, which contributed positively to the transfer of information and to humanized care as recommended by the SUS.