Low Cost Simulator for Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation in Infants: a Proof-of-Concept Study.

Abstract Background: Realistic simulation methodology is used in various learning scenarios, allowing students to participate directly in problematic situations that require immediate professional action. The objective of this proof-of-concept study was to develop a low-cost simulator for cardiopulmonary resuscitation procedures in infants.Findings: The prototype was developed successfully with accessories to simulate cardiopulmonary resuscitation maneuvers. The data collection instrument was a questionnaire based on the Basic Life Support guidelines of the American Heart Association to test the instrument. The prototype was used as a learning object for the teaching-learning process as a low-cost resource.Conclusion: A low-cost prototype was developed, and its application was obtained from the simulation of the training activity in Basic Life Support and from the performance of procedures in the positioning and simulation of cardiopulmonary resuscitation.

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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 ◽

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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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Low Cost Simulator For Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation In Infants

10.21203/rs.3.rs-16646/v1 ◽

2020 ◽

Author(s):

Ailton do Nascimento Targino ◽

Alan Patricio ◽

Adriana Gonçalves de Oliveira ◽

Jorge de Oliveira Echeimberg ◽

Luiz Carlos de Abreu ◽

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Keyword(s):

Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation ◽

Undergraduate Students ◽

Basic Life Support ◽

Life Support ◽

Low Cost ◽

Education Institution ◽

Median Number ◽

Resuscitation Training ◽

Before And After ◽

Teaching Learning

Abstract Background 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 Develop, enable and validate a low-cost simulator for cardiopulmonary resuscitation procedures in infants. Methods An experimental study with undergraduate students of the 1st year of the Nursing course at a higher education institution in the State of Paraíba, Brazil, developed a simulator model with dimensions similar to an infant with low cost materials and enabled the use as a prototype for training Basic Life Support. The prototype was developed with the accessories for stop chocking 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 an appropriate learning object and enabled the teaching-learning process as a low-cost resource accessible. 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 Signal Sampling of Related Samples and the Wilcoxon Signal Test of hits (M A ) and errors (M E ), before and after training where it was found that there was an increase in M A and a reduction in M E 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 Q 1 , Q 2 , Q 3 , Q 4 , Q 8 , Q 9 , Q 13 and Q 15 questions showed significant changes (p <0, 05). Conclusion It was developed a prototype that obtained its application in simulation of training activity in Basic Life Support, which made possible the accomplishment of the procedures in the proper way in positioning and simulation of cardiac resuscitation, mouth / nose ventilation and tapping in the scapular region, which allowed to validate stop chocking and resuscitation training as a low-cost alternative to health education.

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