ATENDIMENTO AO ADULTO EM PARADA CARDIORRESPIRATÓRIA: INTERVENÇÃO EDUCATIVA PARA ESTUDANTES LEIGOS.

Objective: To evaluate the effect of an educational intervention, in the context of high school, on the theme cardiorespiratory arrest in adults. Methods: Quasi-experimental study, before and after, with quantitative approach developed between February and November 2019 in a public school in the city of Fortaleza, Ceará. Results: Initially, 30 students were recruited, but 10 met the inclusion criteria, which was the final sample. To carry out the study, a structured questionnaire was used, authored by the researchers, composed of 10 objective questions. After the educational intervention and data analysis, an average of 7,225 correct answers were obtained in the post-test, proving through the numbers the efficiency of health education performed, since initially the average presented was 4,375. Conclusion: It was found that the students had knowledge related to insufficient basic life support, but with great learning capacity, and the school was a favorable environment for educational practices on the subject. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]