Seap promotes first aid course for detainees
As a result of a partnership with the National Rural Learning Service (Senar), the in-person training aims to prepare participants for simple assistance in cases of accidents or sudden illness
The State Secretariat of Penitentiary Administration (Seap), in partnership with the National Rural Learning Service (Senar), has completed the training of a class of 20 students in the First Aid course. All graduates are detainees from the Custody and Reintegration Unit I of Santa Izabel.
Throughout the 40 hours of the qualification, the students developed the necessary skills to provide first aid to victims of accidents or sudden illness until specialized assistance arrives.
The Senar first aid course is in-person and covers the following topics: Introduction to First Aid; Introduction to Anatomy; Assessment of Vital Signs; Procedures for Assisting Victims of Electric Shock; Burns; Types of Trauma; Fainting; Seizures.
Professor Armando Souza is an instructor at Senar and emphasized the importance of developing and bringing this type of knowledge to people deprived of liberty (PDLs), "They will be able to assist each other in times of crisis," he states.
Armando explains that all classes are practical, where students use a doll to simulate assistance, in addition to learning the use of gases and bandages, adhesive tape, crepe tape, 70% alcohol, toilet paper, gloves, gouache paint, and cardboard. Students also learn to use the 04 blood pressure monitors provided for the classes.
The Senar instructor took the opportunity to comment that he positively evaluates the participation of the 20 students who completed the course. "With the experience I have had since 2018 in the penal system, this partnership has been of utmost importance in their resocialization, as the knowledge gained in the training will provide them with more opportunities to reintegrate into the job market, among other benefits," he concluded.
