Programa educativo en técnicas de primeros auxilios dirigido a estudiantes de segundo de bachillerato de la especialidad químicos biólogos de la Unidad Educativa “Tomás Oleas” octubre 2014 – marzo 2015

Abstract

This educational program was held in the educational unit “Tomás Oleas” the type of study as quasi experimental, using educational workshops on first aid techniques with high school sophomores, to identify the group of study, a convenience sample of 80 students constituted by all students attending to second level of high school was taken. A structured questionnaire through which socio –demographic characteristics, risk behaviors and the level of knowledge were identified in order to have baseline data and implement the educational program. By applying the survey the following results were obtained: 80% have no knowledge of first aid; 81% do not know rules of first aid; 81% do not know how to act in an emergency; 75% have suffered accidents inside and outside the institution; 57%have suffered accidents within the institution due to fallings. According to data from the survey ,the need to implement an educational program on first aid techniques aimed to second level high school students was determined in order to improve the level of knowledge of fir said; accordingly most relevant results were obtained ,so that 60% increased their knowledge, thus satisfactorily completed this thesis.