Efficacy and retention of Basic Life Support education including Automated External Defibrillator usage during a physical education period.

ABSTRACT: The American Heart Association (AHA) advocates for CPR education as a requirement of secondary school curriculum. Unfortunately, many states have not adopted CPR education. Our aim was to investigate a low-cost, time effective method to educate students on Basic Life Support (BLS), including reeducation. This is a prospective, randomized study. Retention was assessed at 4 months post-initial education. Education was performed by AHA-certified providers during a 45-minute physical education class in a middle school in Florida. This age provides opportunities for reinforcement through high school, with ability for efficient learning. The study included 41 Eighth grade students. Students were randomized into two groups; one group received repeat education 2 months after the first education, t

SUBMITTER: Watanabe K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5271672 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature