Effect of Face-to-Face vs Virtual Reality Training on Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation Quality: A Randomized Clinical Trial.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Bystander cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) is crucial for survival after cardiac arrest but not performed in most cases. New, low-cost, and easily accessible training methods, such as virtual reality (VR), may reach broader target populations, but data on achieved CPR skills are lacking.

Objective

To compare CPR quality between VR and face-to-face CPR training.

Design, setting, and participants

Randomized noninferiority trial with a prospective randomized open blinded end point design. Participants were adult attendees from the science section of the Lowlands Music Festival (August 16 to 18, 2019) in the Netherlands. Analysis began September 2019.

Interventions

Two standardized 20-minute protocols on CPR and automated external defibrillator use: i

SUBMITTER: Nas J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6865329 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature