Training for Lay People on Basic Life Support Management in a Football Club

The Basic Life Support comprises the set of measures used in the care of a victim cardiorespiratory arrest, aiming at maintaining their vital signs and preserving life, until a specialized team can transport it to a hemodynamics unit or intensive care unit and offer a definitive treatment.Objective:report the experience of members of an academic league of urgency and emergency in the provision of a lecture on Basic Life Support for lay people in a soccer club in the metropolitan region of Belém/PA, Brazil.Method:This is an experience report with a qualitative approach and participatory method, experienced by members of the interdisciplinary academic league in urgency and emergency, from the University of the Amazon, in the city of Belém/PA. Results na Discussions:The training of lay people in Basic Life Support using simulation plays a relevant role in improving the survival rates of cardiorespiratory arrest victims. Conclusion: The sharing and teaching of health professionals about first aid to society reveals that it is assimilating the theoretical potential in the practice that we understand and develop a quality in initial care.