O conhecimento em suporte básico de vida dos profissionais inseridos na atenção primária à saúde: uma revisão de literatura

Abstract

Cardiorespiratory arrest (CPA) is determined with the cessation of cardiac and respiratory function, which can lead to death. The survival of victims of CPA is directly linked to prompt and adequate care for the intervention, but often health professionals working in primary care are not trained in the precise management of cardiopulmonary resuscitation. Objective: To review the theoretical and practical knowledge of health professionals in primary care in Basic Life Support in the literature. Methods: This is a literature review in the following databases: Retrieval System Online (Medline) via United States National Library of Medicine (Pubmed), ScientificElectronic Library Online (Scielo), Scopus and Virtual Health Library (VHL), with the following keywords: “Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation”, “Primary Health Care”, “CardiopulmonaryResuscitation” and “Primary Health Care”. Results: 8 studies were included and, despite a scarce quantity, the totality investigated the theoretical and practical knowledge in the stages of cardiopulmonary resuscitation. Conclusion: It was observed that professionals working in primary care have an important deficit in the theoretical and practical knowledge of cardiopulmonary resuscitation, therefore hey presented difficulties such as the proper positioning of the hands, depth and frequency of compressions and ventilations in cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR)