Cardiopulmonary resuscitation skill training and retention in teens (CPR START): A randomized control trial in high school students.

ABSTRACT:

Aim

High school students are currently the largest group of individuals in the US receiving CPR training every year. This study examines the effect of adding a real-time visual feedback device to a standard instructor-led CPR course on skill acquisition and retention in high school students.

Methods

All study participants underwent baseline CPR skill testing and received a standard instructor-led compression-only CPR course. We then randomized students to a 'Feedback Group', consisting of 2 min of CPR training using a real-time visual feedback device, or 'Standard Group' that continued to practice on the inflatable manikin. CPR skills for all students were tested afterwards using the feedback device and reported as a compression score (CS) derived from their chest compressio

SUBMITTER: Chamdawala H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8244398 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature