In situ simulation for basic life support training in the context of Primary Care: an intervention studys
Clinical Simulation. In situ simulation. Urgency and Emergency. Teaching in Health. Primary Health Care.
The present study aimed to analyze the method of in situ simulation as a health education strategy in urgent and emergency topics in the context of Primary Care. This is an action research. The study was submitted and approved by the Research Ethics Committee and developed from four stages, including: planning, intervention, data analysis, and dissemination of results. In the planning, first stage, the mapping and characterization of the structural, material and human resources of the basic health unit (UBS) site of the study was carried out. For this, the Evaluation for Improvement of Access and Quality of Primary Care - AMAQ was used as a comparison document. Regarding the sociodemographic profile of ubs workers, the majority are female (75.0%), with a mean age of 41 years, community health agents (25.0%), with average professional training time of 7.3 years, and professional working time of 8 years. In addition, the majority did not have training in Basic Life Support (66.7%) and also in urgency and emergency (66.7%). The participants participated in an intervention based on the in situ simulation method. Self-confidence was measured and analyzed for emergency performance. In addition, participants' perceptions about the in situ simulation method were collected. For quantitative data, simple descriptive statistics were used. The analysis of qualitative data occurred through the Collective Subject Discourse. In addition to tracing a situational diagnosis of the UBS, the training in Basic Life Support provided an increase in self-confidence for acting in emergencies. It is expected that this aptitude can improve the ability to meet these situations in the context of the UBS studied and contribute to improve the health of the local population.