Training frequency for educating schoolchildren in basic life support: very brief 4-month rolling-refreshers versus annual retraining-a 2-year prospective longitudinal trial
| Autor: | Luis Sanchez Santos, Antonio Rodríguez-Núñez, Cristina Varela-Casal, Roberto Barcala-Furelos, Martín Otero-Agra, Santiago Martínez-Isasi, Aida Carballo-Fazanes, Felipe Fernández Méndez, María Pichel-López, Cristian Abelairas-Gómez |
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| Rok vydání: | 2021 |
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medicine.medical_specialty
Resuscitation medicine.medical_treatment education Psychological intervention medicine Emergency medical services Humans Cardiopulmonary resuscitation Prospective Studies Child adult intensive & critical care Schools business.industry public health Retraining Basic life support General Medicine Medical Education and Training Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation Physical therapy Medicine business medical education & training |
| Zdroj: | BMJ Open BMJ Open, Vol 11, Iss 11 (2021) |
| ISSN: | 2044-6055 |
| Popis: | ObjectiveTo compare the effectiveness of 4-month rolling-refreshers and annual retraining in basic life support (BLS) on a sample of schoolchildren.DesignProspective longitudinal trial.Setting and participantsFour hundred and seventy-two schoolchildren (8–12 years old).InterventionsSchoolchildren were instructed in BLS and then split into the following three groups: control group (CG), standard group (SG) and rolling-refresher group (RRG). Their BLS skills were assessed within 1 week (T1) and 2 years later (T2). Moreover, CG did not receive any additional training; SG received one 50 min retraining session 1 year later; RRG participated in very brief (5 min) rolling-refreshers that were carried out every 4 months.Primary and secondary outcomesHands-on skills of BLS sequence and cardiopulmonary resuscitation.ResultsBLS sequence performance was similar in all groups at T1, but SG and RRG followed the steps of the protocol in more proportion than CG at T2. When compared at T2, RRG showed higher proficiency than SG in checking safety, checking response, opening the airway and alerting emergency medical services. In addition, although the mean resuscitation quality was low in all groups, RRG participants reached a higher percentage of global quality cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CG: 16.4±24.1; SG: 25.3±28.8; RRG: 29.9%±29.4%), with a higher percentage of correct chest compressions by depth (CG: 3.9±11.8; SG: 10.8±22.7; RRG: 15.5±26.1 mm).ConclusionsIn 8-to-12-year-old schoolchildren, although annual 50 min retraining sessions help to maintain BLS performance, 4-month very brief rolling-refreshers were shown to be even more effective. Thus, we recommend implementing baseline BLS training at schools, with subsequently brief rolling-refreshers. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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