Basic life support skills of high school students before and after cardiopulmonary resuscitation training: a longitudinal investigation

Introduction: No definitive answer has been given to the question ‘who should teach cardiopulmonary resuscitation?’ Healthcare professionals and high school teachers are mostly the trainers, but medical students are increasingly being used for this purpose. Methods: We divided 296 high school students in three groups based on trainer professional level. Medical students, anaesthesia and intensive care residents, and anaesthesia and intensive care specialists provided basic life support training. We tested their theoretical knowledge with the help of a multiple-choice question questionnaire and practical abilities with the help of a medical simulator, recording chest compression frequency as the primary outcome parameter. Results: The study shows comparable results in all groups, with the exception of the chest compression frequency which was higher in the students’ and residents’ groups (students: 134.7/min ± 14.1; residents: 137.9/min ± 15.9; specialists: 126.3/min ± 19.3). Increased rates were not associated with lower depths (39.0 mm ± 8.2, 40.5 mm ± 9.7, and 38.1 mm ± 8.2), so the quality of compressions provided may be seen as equivalent in all the study groups. Conclusion: Our data suggest that medical students may be as effective as anaesthesia and intensive care specialists and residents in cardiopulmonary resuscitation training.

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Evaluation of basic life support education for high school students in a city in brazil

European Heart Journal Acute Cardiovascular Care ◽

10.1093/ehjacc/zuab020.222 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 10 (Supplement_1) ◽

Author(s):

J Coutinho Cordeiro ◽

S Sousa Pinheiro ◽

M Oliveira De Deus ◽

L Aparecida De Sousa Pereira ◽

MC Souto Lucio De Oliveira

Keyword(s):

High School ◽

High School Students ◽

Basic Life Support ◽

Life Support ◽

Wilcoxon Test ◽

Medical Emergency ◽

Practical Training ◽

School Students ◽

Before And After ◽

Community Environments

Abstract Funding Acknowledgements Type of funding sources: Private grant(s) and/or Sponsorship. Main funding source(s): The researchers themselves. Background Cardiorespiratory Arrest (CRP) is a medical emergency that requires urgent aid as well as technical skills to initiate Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) maneuvers, primarily among the lay population, seeing as the majority of CRP episodes take place in community environments. Purpose The purpose of this study is to compare the Basic Life Support (BLS) skills of high school students before and after a theoretical-practical approach. Method A quasi-experimental study was conducted, consisting of theoretical-practical training on BLS running 60 minutes total (20 minutes of theory and 40 minutes of practice), addressing various steps in layman’s out-of-hospital BLS. Evaluations were conducted before and after training. The instrument was developed by the researchers themselves and underwent a previous validation process. The statistical software employed for the purpose of analyzing the data was SPSS version 21.0 for Windows. At the outset, descriptive statistics were employed to present the data, as well as the Wilcoxon test to compare the results of questionnaires taken before and after the intervention. Results The sample consisted of 322 students from private institutions in Brazil. The median age was 16.0 years, with an interquartile interval (IQ) of 2 years, with 181 (56.2%) students being female and 141 (43.8%) male. The before and after results revealed statistically significant differences in performance: pre-training – median = 5 points, IQ = 2 points; post training – 9 points, IQ = 2 points; p < 0.0001. Conclusion: The conduction of theoretical-practical classes was followed by an increase in correct answers to the BLS questionnaire. The results suggest that simple educational strategies might aid in the training of lay young people to respond correctly to CRP scenarios.

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Evaluation of basic life support education for high school students in a city in brazil

European Journal of Preventive Cardiology ◽

10.1093/eurjpc/zwab061.355 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 28 (Supplement_1) ◽

Author(s):

J Coutinho Cordeiro ◽

M Oliveira De Deus ◽

S Sousa Pinheiro ◽

L Aparecida De Sousa Pereira ◽

MC Souto Lucio De Oliveira

Keyword(s):

High School ◽

High School Students ◽

Basic Life Support ◽

Life Support ◽

Wilcoxon Test ◽

Medical Emergency ◽

Practical Training ◽

School Students ◽

Before And After ◽

Belo Horizonte

Abstract Funding Acknowledgements Type of funding sources: Private grant(s) and/or Sponsorship. Main funding source(s): The researchers themselves. Background Cardiorespiratory Arrest (CRP) is a medical emergency that requires urgent aid as well as technical skills to initiate Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) maneuvers, primarily among the lay population, seeing as the majority of CRP episodes take place in community environments. Purpose: The purpose of this study is to compare the Basic Life Support (BLS) skills of high school students before and after a theoretical-practical approach. Method: A quasi-experimental study was conducted, consisting of theoretical-practical training on BLS running 60 minutes total (20 minutes of theory and 40 minutes of practice), addressing various steps in layman’s out-of-hospital BLS. Evaluations were conducted before and after training. The instrument was developed by the researchers themselves and underwent a previous validation process. The statistical software employed for the purpose of analyzing the data was SPSS version 21.0 for Windows. At the outset, descriptive statistics were employed to present the data, as well as the Wilcoxon test to compare the results of questionnaires taken before and after the intervention. Results: The sample consisted of 322 students from private institutions in Belo Horizonte, Brazil. The median age was 16.0 years, with an interquartile interval (IQ) of 2 years, with 181 (56.2%) students being female and 141 (43.8%) male. The before and after results revealed statistically significant differences in performance: pre-training – median = 5 points, IQ = 2 points; post training – 9 points, IQ = 2 points; p < 0.0001. Conclusion: The conduction of theoretical-practical classes was followed by an increase in correct answers to the BLS questionnaire. The results suggest that simple educational strategies might aid in the training of lay young people to respond correctly to CRP scenarios.

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The Iterative Development and Testing of an Interactive Mobile Application for Skill Retention of Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation Among High School Students: A Pilot Study

Simulation & Gaming ◽

10.1177/10468781211032692 ◽

2021 ◽

pp. 104687812110326

Author(s):

Adeel Arif ◽

Amber Arif ◽

Kimberly Anne Fasciglione ◽

Farrukh Nadeem Jafri

Keyword(s):

High School ◽

High School Students ◽

Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation ◽

Mobile Apps ◽

Low Cost ◽

Survival Rates ◽

Compression Rate ◽

School Students ◽

Skill Retention ◽

Before And After

Abstract: Background Locations concentrated with High School (HS) students tend to have lower out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) survival rates. Mobile applications (apps) have the capability to augment cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) skill retention as a low-cost, accessible training method. Methods An iterative process to develop an app to reinforce CPR skills emphasizing hand placement, compression rate, real-time feedback, and recurring tips is described. The app was tested on HS students to measure its impact on quality and comfort of CPR using Likert surveys and skills assessments before and after one month of usage. CPR Score and compression rate were measured using the Laerdal™ Little Anne Manikin QCPR software. Results Fourteen HS students participated in a prospective observational study. It was found that the use of the developed app was associated with improved CPR performance (80.43% v. 87.86%, p=0.01-0.02, 95% CI=2.20-12.66) after one month. Additionally, improvements were demonstrated in compression rate accuracy (21.43% v. 64.29%, p=0.041, 95% CI=0.132-0.725), increased comfort performing CPR (3.86 v. 4.79, p<0.001, 95% CI =0.99-1.00) and comfort performing CPR on strangers (2.71 v. 4.42, p<0.001, 95% CI=1.24-2.19). In addition, for every time the app was used, CPR performance increased by 0.5668% (p=0.0182). Conclusion Findings suggest that mobile apps may have promising implications as augmentative tools for CPR curriculums.

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Research On Improvement of Basic Life Support Education for High School Students - Focused on AED Training -

Journal of the Korean society for Wellness ◽

10.21097/ksw.2018.05.13.2.29 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 13 (2) ◽

pp. 29-42

Author(s):

Jeong-Hyeok Lee ◽

Joung-Je Park ◽

Bo-Kyun Kim

Keyword(s):

High School ◽

High School Students ◽

Basic Life Support ◽

Life Support ◽

School Students

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Peer Trainers Compared with Basic Life Support Trainers in Delivering Effective Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation Training to Secondary School Students

Medicine & Health ◽

10.17576/mh.2020.1501.08 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 15 (1) ◽

pp. 88-95

Author(s):

Shamsuriani Md Jamal ◽

Keyword(s):

Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation ◽

Secondary School ◽

Secondary School Students ◽

Basic Life Support ◽

Life Support ◽

School Students ◽

Resuscitation Training

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LOW COST SIMULATOR FOR CARDIOPULMONARY RESUSCITATION IN INFANTS

Journal of Human Growth and Development ◽

10.36311/jhgd.v31.11339 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 31 (1) ◽

pp. 93-100

Author(s):

Ailton Do Nascimento Targino ◽

Alan Patricio Silva ◽

Francisco Naildo Cardoso Leitão ◽

Juliana Zangirolami-Raimundo ◽

Jorge De Oliveira Echeimberg ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation ◽

Undergraduate Students ◽

Basic Life Support ◽

Life Support ◽

Low Cost ◽

Education Institution ◽

Median Number ◽

Resuscitation Training ◽

Before And After ◽

Teaching Learning

Introduction: The use of realistic simulation methodology is used in several learning scenarios, allowing students to participate directly in the problematization of situations that require immediate professional action. Objective: To develop, validate and validate a low cost simulator for cardiopulmonary resuscitation and resuscitation procedures in infants. Methods: An experimental study carried out with undergraduate students of the 1st year of the Nursing course at a higher education institution in the State of Paraíba, developed a simulator model with dimensions similar to an infant with low cost materials and made possible the use as a prototype for Basic Life Support training. The prototype was developed with the accessories for disengagement and cardiopulmonary resuscitation maneuvers. The data collection instrument was a questionnaire based on the American Hearth Association Basic Life Support guideline to enable and validate the Basic Life Support training instrument. Results: The low-cost prototype for Basic Life Support training was used as a learning object adequately and enabled the teaching-learning process as an accessible resource at low cost. Based on the questionnaire applied, we observed that there was an increase in the median number of correct answers and a reduction in the median of errors, which indicated an improvement in the acquisition of information and improvement in learning, observed through the test of Signal of Related Samples and the test of the Signs of Wilcoxon, (MA) and errors (ME), before and after training where it was found that there was an increase in MA and a reduction in ME with 5% significance (p <0.001). The frequencies of response modifications after training with the simulator were also studied by means of the two-tailed McNemar test where Q1, Q2, Q3, Q4, Q8, Q9, Q13 and Q15 questions showed significant changes (p <0, 05). Conclusion: A prototype was developed that simulated the training activity in Basic Life Support, which made it possible to carry out the procedures appropriately in positioning and simulation of cardiac resuscitation, mouth / nose ventilation, and tapping in the scapular region. Which allowed the validation of disengagement and resuscitation training as a low cost alternative for health education.

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