Training frequency for educating schoolchildren in basic life support: very brief 4-month rolling-refreshers versus annual retraining-a 2-year prospective longitudinal trial.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To compare the effectiveness of 4-month rolling-refreshers and annual retraining in basic life support (BLS) on a sample of schoolchildren.

Design

Prospective longitudinal trial.

Setting and participants

Four hundred and seventy-two schoolchildren (8-12 years old).

Interventions

Schoolchildren 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 outcomes

Ha

SUBMITTER: Abelairas-Gomez C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8634240 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature