Implementation of the basic life support extension project in institutions in the municipality of Mossoró: an experience report

Abstract

Basic Life Support (BLS) is a set of actions performed on a victim of cardiorespiratory arrest. In this context, training in first aid maneuvers for lay people is fundamental to creating a well-informed community with mastery of the subject. This article aims to report the impact of the Basic Life Support extension project of the State University of Rio Grande do Norte (UERN) in some institutions in the municipality of Mossoró-RN. This is an experience report study that informs about four actions in non-school civilian environments over a year of the BLS extension project's operation. The actions were taught by extension students under the supervision of the project's coordinating professor. Over the course of one year of the extension project's practices, the importance of democratizing this knowledge, especially in non-university spaces, could be noted.