PLAYING LIKE A DOCTOR: EXPERIENCE REPORT ON AN EXTENSION PROJECT

Abstract

OBJECTIVE: To report the authors' experience in an extension project to observe children's language when faced with simulated medical procedures. METHODS: Experience report involving 224 children, aged 3 to 8, enrolled in three schools in São José dos Campos. The activities were organized in the form of a scavenger hunt, with each class being approached individually. At the first station, called "dressings", syringes and bandages were presented, allowing the children to handle the devices and understand their use. At the second station, "exams", the children learned about devices such as stethoscopes, otoscopes and tongue depressors and performed exams on each other. At the last station, "X-rays", the children were allowed to enter a wooden structure that exemplified a simple X-ray. CONCLUSION: It is concluded that the sample showed insecurity regarding all the procedures performed in the activities, especially oroscopy due to fear of nausea.