Abstract 354: Teaching Effective Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation to 4 Th and 5 Th Grade Elementary Students
| Autor: | Nathan Elg, Maureen Ford, Cambrie Bencik, Cyle Rogotzke, Joshua Mastenbrook, Joseph Billian, Sherrie Bencik |
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| Rok vydání: | 2020 |
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| Zdroj: | Circulation. 142 |
| ISSN: | 1524-4539 0009-7322 |
| DOI: | 10.1161/circ.142.suppl_4.354 |
| Popis: | Background: Cardiac arrests are a leading cause of mortality in the US. Many states have CPR training requirements for high school graduation. There is a paucity of research on CPR education and assessment in elementary students. We hypothesized that 4 th and 5 th graders could attain the knowledge of, and be physically equipped to provide, hands-only CPR. Methods: Forth and fifth grade students from one school district were taught basic resuscitation physiology and hands-only CPR using videos and inflatable CPR manikins. Knowledge gain was assessed by a 13-question pre-test and a 2-week follow-up post-test, at which time students also performed 1 minute of hands-only CPR on an adult high-fidelity manikin. CPR skills were assessed by an 11-step checklist. Manikin software analyzed the compression effectiveness. A secondary analysis evaluated for association between compression effectiveness and age, gender, and BMI. Results: Three hundred fifty-five students completed the high-fidelity portion of the study. On average, students answered 1.1 more questions correctly on the post-test than the pre-test (P Conclusions: The education intervention resulted in a significant increase in the number of questions answered correctly from the pre-test to the post-test. Most students were able to learn hands-only CPR, apply the knowledge in a simulated cardiac arrest, and deliver effective chest compressions. Following the intervention, the students felt more prepared and were more willing to do CPR. It would be reasonable for older elementary students to be taught hands-only CPR. |
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