Guideline for teaching life support. Agreement for the project of training and research in life support. Cienfuegos, 2018

• Main Authors: Víctor René Navarro Machado, Irayma Cazull Imbert, Rafael Rufino Corona Pérez, Rosario Gutiérrez Castro, Yudix Ferreiro Rodríguez, Roberto Gómez Castellanos, Grupo Fiaved-Avisoc
• Format: Article
• Language: Spanish
• Published: Centro Provincial de Información de Ciencias Médicas. Cienfuegos 2018-12-01
• Series: Medisur
• Subjects: guías de práctica clínica como asunto; enseñanza; socorristas; atención de apoyo vital avanzado en trauma
• Online Access: http://www.medisur.sld.cu/index.php/medisur/article/view/4183

<strong>Foundation:</strong> Primary cardiac failure is a worldwide Health problem and one of its solutions is to count on health professionals and the population in general with knowledge in cardio-pulmonary-cerebral resuscitation. The project for the training and research in life support in emergencies and disasters may be an academic framework to achieve it. <br /><strong>Objective:</strong> to update, for the project, the teaching guides and strategy for first aids. <br /><strong>Methods:</strong> national workshop developed in July 2018 in Cienfuegos, with 13 experts and four key informers. The techniques of brain storming, and nominal group, semi-structured questionnaire and documentary review were used. <br /><strong>Results:</strong> it is proposed for teaching first aids to undergraduate students and postgradutes as well: the objectives, specific aspects, teaching strategy, contents, scope, skills to develop, future research, and areas for inter-institutional collaboration. <br /><strong>Conclusion:</strong> academic proposals for the course “Life Support” allows approaching treaching first aids to the population and specialized groups as well.