INTRODUCTION
hearing loss, cancer, death
HEARING LOSS, CANCER, CARDIORESPIRATORY ARREST, HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE
According to the American Hearth Association (AHA), there is importance in teaching laypersons regarding cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR)When considering that technological resources are used for disseminating health information, the relevance of researches that investigate the effectiveness of existing technologies, which include teaching CPR for laypeople, stands outAmong the existing technologies, the video entitled “Cardiorespiratory arrest: how to act to save” stands out, which was built in animation format and consists of an inclusive technology, as it has audio narration and in the Brazilian Sign Language (Libras)Deaf people, who have hearing loss greater than 40dB, account for more than 430 million people worldwide and, according to the World Health Organization, will reach 700 million by 2050Thus, researches that contemplate CPR teaching and the investigation regarding the effectiveness of educational technologies aimed at deaf people are pertinent to contribute to reducing mortality in CRA. Moreover, since health education is present in nursing work practiceAccording to an integrative review, existing technologies used by health professionals with the deaf public are mainly about cancer, self-management of hearing loss, sexual and reproductive health education, high blood pressure, accessibility of sites with health information. Regarding the CPR theme, the authors identified only the video “Cardiorespiratory arrest: how to act to save”Furthermore, there are still gaps in the literature about the effectiveness of educational technologies aimed at death people, since existing studies contemplate other profiles, mainly laypeople without hearing disordersGiven the above, the present study aimed to analyze the effectiveness of an educational video in deaf people’s knowledge and skills about CPR.