Jun 1, 2016

PubMed

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From PubMed:
Emergencies in the school setting: are public school teachers adequately trained to respond?
INTRODUCTION:
This study attempted to determine the extent of training and emergency care knowledge of public school teachers in midwestern states. A secondary purpose was to assess the frequency of injury and illness in the school setting requiring the teacher to first-respond.

CONCLUSION:
Public school teachers represent a potentially effective first-response component during disasters and isolated emergencies in the school environment. Overall, most of public school teachers in this study were deficient in both training and knowledge of emergency care and BLS modalities. Lack of effective, formal emergency care training in teacher preparation programs coupled with no continuing education requirement is a possible explanation of these results. Emergency medical services providers should seek opportunities to help with first-responder training and continuing education in their schools.

The above sites American teachers. Are Canadian/ Ontario teachers any better prepared?

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