Construindo conhecimento para vida: ensino de primeiros socorros nas escolas para adolescentes

Objective: To analyze the impact of teaching first aid on the knowledge of adolescents. Methodology: This is an integrative literature review, carried out in October 2022, through the databases of the Virtual Health Library, namely: Medical Literature Analysis and Retrieval System Online, the Database of Nursing and the Latino Literature -American and Caribbean Health Sciences. Results: Educational interventions were used with the application of active methodologies to boost knowledge about first aid. It appears that, before the interventions, the adolescents lacked the theme, however after the strategies they were satisfied with the acquired knowledge; moreover, regarding the professionals involved, the nursing professional who provides learning programs in schools stands out. Final Considerations: It is clear that the teaching of first aid in the knowledge of adolescents generates a significant impact, in view of their evolution regarding their understanding of the subject.Objetivo: Analisar o impacto do ensino de primeiros socorros no conhecimento dos adolescentes. Metodologia: Trata-se de uma revisão integrativa da literatura, realizada em outubro de 2022, através das bases de dados da Biblioteca Virtual em Saúde, sendo elas: Medical Literature Analysis and Retrieval System Online, a Base de Dados de Enfermagem e a Literatura Latino-Americana e do Caribe em Ciências da Saúde. Resultados: Foram utilizadas intervenções educativas com a aplicação de metodologias ativas para impulsionar o conhecimento sobre primeiros socorros. Constata-se que, os adolescentes antes das intervenções possuíam carência quanto à temática, entretanto após as estratégias apresentaram satisfação nos conhecimentos adquiridos; ademais, sobre os profissionais envolvidos, destaca-se o profissional da enfermagem que propicia os programas de aprendizado nas escolas. Considerações Finais: É notório que o ensino de primeiros socorros no conhecimento dos adolescentes gera um impacto significativo, tendo em vista a evolução dos mesmos quanto ao entendimento sobre a temática

Importance of Early Recognition of Arterial Hypertension in Children and Adolescents: The Nursing Function in Ambulatory Monitoring

Arterial hypertension is considered an epidemic, remaining as the main cause of death and global disability. As high blood pressure in childhood is highly predictive of high blood pressure in adulthood, there has been a growing interest in the early recognition of this condition in the pediatric population, through outpatient screening in children over three years of age. Objective: to emphasize the importance of routine monitoring of blood pressure measurement in children and adolescents in childcare consultations. Methodology: This is a literature review of published articles, searched through the PubMed, Virtual Health Library and Google Scholar databases. Results: 12 scientific articles were selected as the data source for the present study, seven in English and five in Portuguese. Conclusion: the measurement of blood pressure in all consultations with children is important. If the disease is identified, treatment must be instituted, which will vary between non-pharmacological and pharmacological therapies, which should be introduced for all pediatric patients with blood pressure values above the acceptable percentile for age. In this sense, it is pertinent that nurses acquire and develop skills that make it possible to implement strategies for the prevention of hypertension, as well as the early identification of children and adolescents at risk of arterial hypertension

Alvarado’s Criteria for Diagnosis of Children’s Acute Apendicitis

Acute abdomen in children is a condition that causes great distress to parents, and appendicitis is its most common cause, being more frequent at school age. This pathology is the cause of numerous visits to public and private hospitals around the world, and brings several complications. It is important that the health team is aware of the possibility of appendicitis in children, due to its high incidence and difficulty in establishing its diagnosis, because the symptoms are nonspecific and there are different clinical presentations. Objective: to explain the importance of the Alvarado criterion for the diagnosis of acute childhood appendicitis. Methodology: This is an integrative bibliographic review, in articles published in the PubMed, Virtual Health Library and Google Scholar databases. For the search for data, the descriptors “Acute abdomen”, “Appendicitis”, “Children” and the keyword “Alvarado score” were used. Data were collected in December 2020. Results: 16 articles were selected as the final sample for analysis of the review, six in English, nine in Portuguese and one in Spanish. Conclusion: Through this review it can be concluded that the use of the Alvarado Score for the diagnosis of acute appendicitis in children is useful and effective, avoiding the use of imaging tests in patients with a score above 7 on this scale

Main Electroclinic Syndromes of The Infant: A Literature Review

An electroclinic syndrome (also known as epileptic syndrome) consists of a set of characteristics that associate with seizures, characteristics of electroencephalography and imaging that tend to occur together. Among them is a group that affects infants, usually having a genetic etiology. Objective: to carry out a literature review on the most common types of infant electroclinical syndromes, describing their main characteristics. Methodology: This is a narrative review of the literature of articles published between 2005 and 2020, in Portuguese and English. The research was carried out in December 2020. The following descriptors were used to search for the articles: Electroclinical syndromes. Epilepsy. Infant. Results: Through the research carried out, 12 scientific articles were selected, nine of them in English and three in Portuguese. Conclusion: The study identified 7 common electroclinical syndromes in infants and made it possible to conclude that knowledge of the clinical profile, types of crises and characteristics of the electroencephalography of the disease phenotype associated with the specific mutation can help improve the accuracy and management of the diagnosis of electroclinical syndromes