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Metas de Enfermería

Metas de Enfermería

SEPTIEMBRE 2013 N° 7 Volumen 16

Are the professors in schools at the Las Palmas province prepared for emergency situations?

Section: Health and quality of life

How to quote

Hernández Rodríguez JE, Castro Sánchez JJ. ¿Están los profesores de los centros escolares de la provincia de Las Palmas preparados ante situaciones de emergencia? Metas Enferm 2013; 16(7):70-75.

Authors

1José Enrique Hernández Rodríguez, 2José Juan Castro Sánchez

Position

1Departamento de Enfermería. Facultad de Ciencias de la Salud. Universidad de Las Palmas de Gran Canaria. 2Departamento de

Contact address

José Enrique Hernández Rodríguez. Dpto. de Enfermería. Facultad Ciencias de la Salud. Campus de San Cristóbal. Universidad de Las Palmas de Gran Canar

Contact email: jhernandez@denf.ulpgc.es

Abstract

Objective: to describe the level of insecurity the educational community is subject to, according to the level of training by professors and students as first respondents. Methodology: transversal descriptive study on a sample of 432 professors, who answered a Likert-type structured response questionnaire, during the 2009-2010 term. Results: it stands out that 50% of professors included in the survey are neither aware of nor perceive any risks in everyday activities, and therefore they don’t have any self-protection attitudes either. Moreover, their basic training for facing emergency situations at school does not seem to be appropriate, as only 23.13% of the sample consider themselves to be prepared or well prepared to face and act in an emergency situation, while 31.12% consider themselves not prepared, and 54-40% not well prepared. On the other hand, even though emergency drills are conducted in most schools (71.7%), there are no specific self-protection and prevention programs for pupils. Conclusions: in the school community subject to this study, the objective levels of insecurity in the educational community are a matter of concern, in terms of not having enough training. Even though these data are not new, and represent a continuous source of concern by the school managing teams, regarding the high civil and even criminal responsibility entailed, it is necessary to keep insisting upon the training and preparation of teachers, because school reality demands it, particularly when aiming at a model of integration for children with chronic conditions. The school nurse is the adequate answer in order to establish a safe, effective and efficient school healthcare.

Keywords:

Child safety at school; school nurse; training for school health; Training in Basic Life Support at School

Versión en Español

Título:

¿Están los profesores de los centros escolares de la provincia de Las Palmas preparados ante situaciones de emergencias?