Conhecimento de primeiros socorros dos mototaxistas de um município do curimataú paraibano.

Abstract

Whereas traffic accidents happen on roads and the first actions are often carried out by laymen, in this sense it is necessary that the general population has some basic first aid to minimize the risks arising from calls misguided to the arrival of the team specializes in pre-hospital care. First aid is a series of simple procedures that are designed to meet emergencies, made by persons holding such knowledge, until the arrival of specialized medical care. The motorcycle taxi drivers are social actors involved in mototaxismo the phenomenon, which constitutes a new field of urban transport of the major capitals and cities of the interior of Brazil, available mostly on an informal basis. General Objective: To assess the knowledge of motorcycle taxi drivers on the theme first aid in a municipality of Paraíba focusing on traffic accidents involving casualties on public roads. Methodology: Field research, exploratory with quantitative and census approach. The survey was conducted in the municipality of Cuité in Curimataú Paraiba, which is on public roads of that city, it is the population of the workplace study, if the motorcycle taxi drivers. The participants were 40 motorcycle taxi drivers. The instrument used for data collection was a semi-structured questionnaire composed of two parts, the first one referring to sociodemographic characteristics, and the second consists of 30 objective questions, referring to the knowledge of motorcycle taxi drivers in first aid with response choice between "Yes" and "No" to the 26 question and answer the most correct judges interviewed between number 27 issues to 30. Data were collected between the months of November and December 2014, following approval by the Ethics Committee search under the CAAE No. 37180414.6.0000.5575. Results: The men prevailed with 40 (100%), especially in age group was between 36 to 45 years old with 15 (37.5%), 20 (50%) of them report having only elementary school Incomplete 30 ( 75%) are single, naturally 35 (87.5%) of the city of Cuité. Knowledge of motorcycle taxi drivers in first aid was admirable, as achieved an overall average of 80% correct, however, considering 80% correct answers, the survey was satisfactory and objectives were achieved. Final Considerations: I highlight we got issues with worrying score, in which 10 (25%) of respondents marked that would move the victim's place and take to the hospital. When it came to traffic accident there was a very great contradiction in the answers of respondents, in which 21 (52.5%) already suffer traffic accident and 34 (85.5%) have witnessed, but 21 (52.5%) did not provide any help to the victims, then they claim that 23 (57.5%) of respondents know perform first aid, and 26 (65%) know how to act in case an accident, the high number of motorcycle taxi drivers who already suffer and witnessed motorcycle accidents in the municipality of Cuité-Paraíba, points to the urgent need for supervision and have some first aid training and education in traffic so that data may be minimized as soon as possible. The main deficiencies in knowledge of motorcycle taxi drivers in first aid on what to do in case of providing first aid to the victim of motorcycle accident on public roads were identified.