Introduction: From 13 June 1915, when the National Stefania Association was founded, for almost a century, the health visitors, alongside the doctors, were the health-social-child protection carers of children and families with children, the coordinators of this work. Objective: (1) To review the changes in the last decades that have changed the work of doctors, health visitors and health professionals in child protection; (2) to describe their place and responsibilities in the child protection system; (3) to make suggestions based on our professional experience on how they can work more effectively to better represent the interests of children in need. Method: We studied the legislation, professional regulations and literature related to the topic, and we also carried out systematic and analytical work based on our own professional experience. Results: Act III of 1993 on social welfare, Act XXXI of 1997 on child protection, and the creation of the family and child welfare services and centres in 2016, brought radical changes. Health professionals play a key role in the child protection signalling system and work together with other child protection actors. Our own health-child protection DDTT (Detection–Diagnosis–Treatment–Therapy) model and checklist, which have proved successful in our own work, can be used to help health professionals in their health-child protection work. Discussion: The place and responsibilities of doctors, health visitors and health professionals in the child protection system have become clearer. The role of all health professionals is very important in this work. Conclusion: More attention should be focused on cases within their own competence, on primary prevention in the field of health and child protection. Teamwork, traditionally important in the health sector, is also important in the health and child protection field. Also to follow the changes, participation in training courses is recommended. For more effective work, we recommend the use of the DDTT model and checklist, which have been well proven in our own work in health and child protection. Orv Hetil. 2025; 166(35): 1391–1400.

Introduction: Childhood injuries are among the leading causes of mortality worldwide and in Hungary. The quality of first aid provided by laypeople has a fundamental impact on survival rates. Objective: To assess parents’ knowledge of first aid, to explore their need for further practical training, and to determine whom they consider the most reliable source of such knowledge. Method: During our quantitative research conducted in Győr-Moson-Sopron county, we used a self-designed, online, anonymous questionnaire (n = 545) and performed descriptive statistical analyses. Associations were examined using the chi-square test and binary logistic regression (p<0.05). Results: The majority of parents (94.3%) possess basic, primarily theoretical first aid knowledge; however, this knowledge is often incomplete or outdated. The greatest deficiencies were in the practical application of cardiopulmonary resuscitation and in the airway obstruction caused by foreign bodies. The majority of respondents (93.4%) would be willing to learn from paramedics (84.9%), health visitor (60%), registered nurses (57.6%), physicians (56.4%). Based on the association analyses, first aid experience gained in real-life emergency situations was significantly associated with self-reported willingness to intervene (p = 0.012) as well as with a more favorable self-assessment of first aid competence (p<0.001). According to the results of the binary logistic regression, having an official, examination-based first aid qualification was an independent predictor of having provided first aid in a real-life emergency situation; among respondents without such qualification, the odds of providing first aid were reduced by approximately half (OR = 0.516; p = 0.001; 95% CI: 0.345–0.774). Conclusion: The goal is to clarify the knowledge of parents and provide training in practical skills from professionals. Both formal first aid training and practical experience play a decisive role in shaping the willingness to intervene in real-life emergency situations as well as self-confidence. These findings support the need for structured, practice-oriented first aid education among parents. Orv Hetil. 2026; 167(7): 265–273.

Introduction: Despite the fact that Hungarian school healthcare has a history dating back 140 years, no comprehensive study has yet been conducted to analyze the historical development and impact of system, particularly the institutionalization of the role of health visitors in educational institutions and the development of cooperation between school doctors and health visitors. Objective: 1) To explore the historical development of school health services and the takes of school doctors, 2) to analyze the involvement and role of public health visitors in school healthcare, 3) to examine the role of cooperating professionals (doctors, public health visitors, and other professionals present today), 4) to explore the challenges that determine current operations. Method: We studied the relevant legislation, professional regulations, and literature through research, and carried out systematic and analytical work. Results: The role of school doctors shifted from monitoring and epidemic control to preventive care and health promotion tasks. The development of school healthcare is linked to the name of József Fodor, who laid the foundations for the regular health monitoring of school-age children by introducing a public health approach. Health visitors gradually became involved in healthcare within the legal framework, and their role became increasingly important in the areas of prevention, care, and health education. Discussion: Health visitors initially appeared as professionals supporting the work of doctors. Today, this cooperation extends to all areas of health visitors’ professional activities and plays a fundamental role in the effective functioning of school healthcare. Conclusion: The cooperation between school doctors and public health visitors is one of the cornerstones of Hungarian school healthcare and plays a key role in maintaining children’s health, prevention, and health promotion. Orv Hetil. 2026; 167(19): 753–764.