An effort to reduce chest compression pauses during automated external defibrillator use among laypeople: A randomized partially blinded controlled trial.

ABSTRACT:

Aim

To implement small methodological changes in basic life support (BLS) training to reduce unnecessary pauses during automated external defibrillator (AED) use.

Methods

One hundred and two university students with no BLS knowledge were randomly allocated into three groups (control and 2 experimental groups). Both experimental groups received a two-hour BLS training. While the contents were identical in both groups, in one of them the reduction of no-flow time was focused on (focused no-flow group). The control group did not receive any training. Finally, all of them were evaluated in the same out-of-hospital cardiac arrest simulated scenario. The primary endpoint was the compression fraction.

Results

Results from 78 participants were analysed (control group: 19; tra

SUBMITTER: Abelairas-Gomez C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10189509 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature