Visualization of Acquisition Experience in Sternal Compression Maneuver Using Kinect Sensoring: For Co-Creation of Medical Technique Experiential Values

2018 ◽  
Vol 12 (4) ◽  
pp. 542-552 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nao Sato ◽  
Kenju Akai ◽  
Makoto Hirose ◽  
Satoru Okamoto ◽  
Kenji Karino ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Healthcare Professionals ◽  
Basic Life Support ◽  
Life Support ◽  
Clinical Skills ◽  
Educational Services ◽  
Kinect Sensor ◽  
Compression Technique ◽  
Medical Technique ◽  
Life Saving

In this study, we compare and verify data that have been rendered visual by Kinect sensoring with data obtained by conventional devices. This is in order to promote the co-creation of experiential values in the acquisition of a sternal compression technique in basic life support in the context of the improvement of the clinical skills of physicians and healthcare professionals. We find that Kinect sensoring is sufficiently accurate to evaluate measurements of the rate and depth of sternal compression; it is comparable to accelerometers and sternal compression-dedicated sensoring devices. This provides a platform for the co-creation of experiential values for the improvement of clinical skills based on the acquisition of medical techniques using the Kinect sensor, which is low in cost and easy to use. It also provides a platform for the exchange of sensor-captured information between the instructor and trainee. It is hoped that this will lead to the co-creation of values useful for the development of educational services in life-saving medical techniques.

scholarly journals Paediatric Life Support by Advanced Paediatric Life Support, Australia: course review

2021 ◽  
Vol 18 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shannon Macfarlane ◽  
James Pearce
Keyword(s):  
Professional Development ◽  
Online Learning ◽  
Airway Management ◽  
Cardiac Rhythm ◽  
Healthcare Professionals ◽  
Basic Life Support ◽  
Life Support ◽  
Continuing Professional Development ◽  
Intraosseous Access ◽  
Face To Face

The Advanced Paediatric Life Support, Australia Paediatric Life Support course is designed to improve outcomes for critically ill and injured paediatrics treated by healthcare professionals. It is comprised of pre-reading, online learning and a one-day face-to-face session that covers basic life support, airway management, cardiac rhythm recognition and defibrillation, intraosseous access and recognition of the seriously injured and ill child. This paper reviews the course and concludes that it should be considered as part of the continuing professional development requirements for paramedics.

Need of the hour: finding alternatives to a centralized Emergency Medical Services (EMS) system in Pakistan

2021 ◽  
pp. 1-8
Author(s):  
Syeda Kanza Kazmi ◽  
Fatima Muhammad Asad Khan ◽  
Ibtehaj-Ul-Haque
Keyword(s):  
Healthcare System ◽  
Healthcare Professionals ◽  
Emergency Services ◽  
Basic Life Support ◽  
Life Support ◽  
Healthcare Facility ◽  
Trauma Management ◽  
Physical And Mental Health ◽  
Irreversible Effects ◽  
The Many

The WHO recognizes Pakistan to be on of the top contributors to mortalities related to accidents and road trafiic injuries. The lack of awareness and education in the general population and lack of adequate training about Basic Life Support (BLS) and trauma management in healthcare professionals in Pakistan play a pivotal role in causing this grim situation. Lack of funds allocated to healthcare system specfically the Emergency services is one of the many root causes leading to a significant number of preventable mortalities. These injuries lead to lifelong and irreversible effects on both the physical and mental health of those involved. Moreover, it leads to unnecsserary strain on the already burdened healthcare system. Thus,immediate nationwide efforts are needed to create a system which is updated and capable enough to filter, classify and handle the emergencies. This system must be centralized, should be able to train people and make its own policies. This will ultimately lead to a better management at the emergency site and swift transitioning to the healthcare facility.  Continuous.....

scholarly journals Knowledge of basic life support among Medical and Dental students: A comparative study

2020 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 2-6
Author(s):  
AM Amrutha ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Medical Students ◽  
Basic Life Support ◽  
Life Support ◽  
Age Groups ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Dental Students ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Life Saving ◽  
Life Threatening ◽  
Medical And Dental Students

Basic life support (BLS) is the medical procedures and skills which are used to save the victim from life-threatening emergencies until medical care is provided at the hospital. BLS procedures include cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR), bleeding control, artificial ventilation and basic airway management. Fatal medical emergencies may occur at any time. However, there are no set standards introduced in India to date. These life-saving maneuvers can be given through the structured resuscitation programs, which are lacking in the academic curriculum. The present study assessed the level of awareness toward basic life support (BLS) among medical and dental students. A cross-sectional study was carried out among dental and medical students in 2019. The study participants were people of the age group between 18-25 years. A convenient sample size of 250 was studied. A total of 250 subjects of age groups 18-25 years were analyzed in the study. The majority of students were not aware of BLS, with medical students fairing slightly better than dental students. The present study demonstrates poor knowledge among medical and dental students regarding BLS and showed the urgent need for continuous refreshing courses for this critical topic. Keywords: Knowledge; basic life support; medical students; dental students

scholarly journals Knowledge, Attitude and Practices of Undergraduate Medical and Nursing Students Regarding Basic Life Support Training

2020 ◽  
Vol 6 (2) ◽  
pp. 60-65
Author(s):  
Omar Nisar ◽  
◽  
Sameet Ahmed ◽  
Rida Tariq ◽  
Muneeba Arif ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Nursing Students ◽  
Basic Life Support ◽  
Life Support ◽  
Training Session ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Good Knowledge ◽  
P Value ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
The People ◽  
Life Saving

Objective: To assess and compare the Knowledge, Attitude, and Practices of Medical and Nursing Students regarding Basic Life Support Training Methodology: This cross-sectional study was done at the Shalamar Institute of Health Sciences, Lahore in a period of three months. Students from all years of MBBS and BS Nursing were taken as subjects. Participants satisfying inclusion criteria were requested to fill out a self-structured pre-tested questionnaire after informed consent. Data was analyzed using SPSS v.21. Results: There were 330 participants from MBBS and BS Nursing (50 from each class of MBBS and 20 from each class of BS Nursing). The age of participants ranged from 18 to 30 (Figure 1). Only 250 subjects had heard about BLS. Out of 330 participants, only 204 had good knowledge about BLS (Table 2) and 126 had poor knowledge of BLS where score of higher than 3 out of 7 was considered as good. Knowledge of Medical and Nursing students was compared and the p-value came out to be 0.088, which was considered insignificant. Only 34.5% of the participants had learned BLS by training and only 13.3% of the participants (Table 3) had practically done BLS. Most of the people gave no reason for not attending a training session for BLS. Conclusion: It was concluded that medical and nursing students had satisfactory knowledge of BLS and more attention was needed towards this important life-saving skill.

scholarly journals Understanding Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation Determines the Readiness of Doing Basic Life Support

2022 ◽  
Vol 13 (1) ◽  
pp. 13
Author(s):  
Ulaa Haniifah ◽  
April Poerwanto ◽  
Agus Sobagjo ◽  
Maftuchah Rochmanti
Keyword(s):  
Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation ◽  
Basic Life Support ◽  
Life Support ◽  
Statistical Tests ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
Data Retrieval ◽  
Simple Random Sampling ◽  
Life Saving ◽  
Level Of Understanding ◽  
Spearman Test

Introduction: Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) is an emergency lifesaving procedure performed when the heart stops beating. Basic Life Support (BLS) is the initial action to save life-saving conditions. BLS is one of the most important components in CPR. BLS greatly determines the fate of the next life-threatening victim. This study aimed to know the relationship of understanding CPR to readiness to do BLS for students of Faculty of Medicine, Universitas Airlangga, Surabaya.Methods: This was non-experimental study using the design of analytic and descriptive statistics. The sample of this study was the students of Faculty of Medicine, class of 2015, Universitas Airlangga, Surabaya and was taken by probability sampling method with a simple random sampling technique. Data retrieval was performed by giving a questionnaire to 100 respondents. This study was conducted in February 2019. The results of this study were then analyzed by SPSS using the Spearman test.Results: The results of this study showed that the most level of understanding CPR was in the good category with 56 people (56%), while the readiness to do BLS was mostly in the moderate category with 55 people (55%). Based on the results of statistical tests using the Spearman test, there was a relationship between the level of understanding CPR and the readiness to do BLS for students of Faculty of Medicine, Universitas Airlangga, Surabaya.Conclusion: There was relationship between the level of understanding CPR and the readiness to do BLS for students of Faculty Medicine, Universitas Airlangga, Surabaya.

Can Alexa, Cortana, Google Assistant and Siri save your life? A mixed-methods analysis of virtual digital assistants and their responses to first aid and basic life support queries

2020 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
pp. 26-31
Author(s):  
Christopher Picard ◽  
Katherine Elizabeth Smith ◽  
Kelly Picard ◽  
Matthew John Douma
Keyword(s):  
Mixed Methods ◽  
Emergency Response ◽  
Language Processing ◽  
Basic Life Support ◽  
Life Support ◽  
First Aid ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Emergency Response System ◽  
Response System ◽  
Life Saving

BackgroundVirtual digital assistants are devices that interact with the user through natural language processing and artificial intelligence. They can respond to verbal requests for first aid information. This study analyses the responses provided by the four most common devices.MethodsThis mixed-methods study employs structured interviews of the virtual digital assistants (Alexa, Cortana, Google Home and Siri) as well as descriptive statistical analyses. One hundred and twenty-three interview questions, based on 39 first aid topics, were employed. Responses were analysed for recognition and quality. Detection of query acuity was performed according to triage guidelines and response complexity was calculated.ResultsDevice performance was highly variable. Alexa and Google Home demonstrated high rates of recognition (92% vs 98% (p=0.03)) and low-to-moderate congruence with guidelines (19% vs 56% (p=0.04)). They appropriately recommended emergency response system activation 46% of the time vs 16% (p=0.01) of the time, respectively. The overall low quality responses of Cortana and Siri prohibited their analysis. Mean response complexity for Alexa was ‘grade 10’ vs ‘grade 8’ for Google Home (p<0.001).InterpretationThis is the first study to assess virtual digital assistants from a first aid and basic life support perspective, finding potential in this technology to provide life-saving instructions and activate the emergency response system. When asked common first aid related questions Google Home and Alexa outperformed Siri and Cortana. Overall, the device responses were of mixed quality ranging from the provision of factual guideline-based information to no response at all.

Evaluation of clinical skills in basic life support 12 months after taking a course

2011 ◽  
Vol 28 ◽  
pp. 214
Author(s):  
J. Fontanals ◽  
M. Magaldi ◽  
E. J. Carrero ◽  
T. Montserrat ◽  
F. J. Tercero
Keyword(s):  
Basic Life Support ◽  
Life Support ◽  
Clinical Skills
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