Retention of Knowledge and Skills After a Basic Life Support Course for Schoolchildren: A Prospective Study.

ABSTRACT: Courses on basic life support (BLS) and automated external defibrillator (AED) in schools lead to increase in knowledge but its retention is less well explored. We aimed to explore the long-term retention of knowledge and practical skills among schoolchildren after a BLS and AED course to be able to tailor future courses accordingly. Study was conducted in 3 parts and included 823 seventh and ninth graders from different elementary schools in Maribor, Slovenia. In Study 1 (n=611) we assessed students' baseline knowledge and immediate knowledge gain after our BLS and AED course with a validated questionnaire; in Study 2 (n=116) we assessed retention of gained knowledge and skills after 5 months with a modified Cardiff test and Little Anne QCPR manikin; in Study 3 (n=96) we assessed retentio

SUBMITTER: Borovnik Lesjak V 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9168916 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jan-Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature