READINESS OF KINDERGARTEN TEACHERS TO GIVE FIRST AID IN THE KINDERGARTEN

Pri vsakdanjem delu v vrtcu se strokovni delavci poleg načrtovanega vzgojnega dela srečujejo tudi s poškodbami in nenadnimi bolezenskimi stanji. Namen diplomskega dela je bil ugotoviti, ali so strokovni delavci sposobni ustrezno nuditi prvo pomoč otroku. Za namen raziskave smo uporabili anketni vprašalnik, ki je vseboval 26 vprašanj. S pomočjo vprašalnika se je raziskalo, s katerimi poškodbami in nenadnimi bolezenskimi stanji se najpogosteje srečujejo vzgojitelji in pomočniki vzgojiteljev v praksi ter za katere jih je najbolj strah, da bi do njih prišlo v njihovi skupini. V raziskavi je sodelovalo 72 anketiranih vzgojiteljic in pomočnic vzgojiteljic na območju Dolenjske. Podatke smo obdelali kvantitativno z deskriptivno statistiko, s frekvenčno distribucijo, z uporabo tabel in z grafičnim prikazom. Raziskava je pokazala, da so strokovni delavci v vrtcih delno sposobni nuditi ustrezno prvo pomoč v določenih situacijah. Znanje prve pomoči strokovnih delavcev bi se moralo izpopolnjevati in obnavljati v krajšem obdobju.In addition to the planned educational work, early childhood professionals also face injuries and sudden health conditions with children in kindergartens. The objective of the diploma paper was to find whether early childhood professionals are able to properly offer first aid to children. We conducted a study with a questionnaire comprising 26 questions. The questionnaire helped us to analyse what injuries and sudden health conditions kindergarten teachers and their assistants encounter most frequently and which of those they are most afraid would occur in their groups. Our study included 72 kindergarten teachers and assistants in the Dolenjska region. The data obtained was processed quantitatively with descriptive statistics, using a frequency distribution, charts and graphs. The study has shown that early childhood professionals are partly able to properly offer first aid in certain situations. First aid knowledge among early childhood professionals should be extended and renewed over a shorter period of time