scholarly journals Changes of knowledge and practical skills before and after retraining for basic life support: Focused on students of Dental School

2020 ◽  
Vol 17 (18) ◽  
pp. 3082-3090
Author(s):  
Seo-Yoon Kim ◽  
Dongmin Shin ◽  
Hyun Jeong Kim ◽  
Myong-Hwan Karm
Keyword(s):  
Basic Life Support ◽  
Life Support ◽  
Dental School ◽  
Practical Skills ◽  
Before And After

The impact of kids save lives program on knowledge, skills and attitude of students, preliminary results from 2 years of implementation

2020 ◽  
Vol 41 (Supplement_2) ◽  
Author(s):  
C Parisis ◽  
A Bouletis ◽  
M Ntaliani ◽  
D Palla ◽  
P Makri ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation ◽  
Basic Life Support ◽  
Life Support ◽  
World Health ◽  
Theoretical Knowledge ◽  
Practical Skills ◽  
Before And After ◽  
Bystander Cpr ◽  
Health Organization ◽  
The Impact

Abstract   The impact of Kids Save Lives program on Knowledge, skills and attitude of students. Preliminary results from 2 years of implementation Background Sudden cardiac death is one of the main issues worldwide, with more than 700.000 deaths annually. It is strongly believed that the implementation of “Kids Save Lives” project in schools can change this situation. The World Health Organization endorsed the “Kids Save Lives” project in 2015 in order to reduce mortality, while in countries, where children were taught cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) in schools, have higher rates of bystander CPR and higher survival rates. In a lot of countries this project is a suggestion from Ministry of Education to schools. Purpose To evaluate the level of theoretical knowledge, willingness to perform Cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) and active skills of Greek secondary school students on the subject of Basic life Support before and after a “Kids Save Lives” program. Material – Method: Data collection took place on the academic periods of 2017–2018 and 2018–2019 and was performed in secondary schools. A total of 3421 students (51,9% female, mean age 14.2 years) participated on the “Kids save Lives” program according to the European Resuscitation Council (ERC) and World Health Organization (WHO) statement. A 12-question questionnaire was answered by the students before and after the “kid saves lives” program, while practical skills were evaluated on manikins by experienced ERC Basic Life Support (BLS) Instructors. Results The training improves significantly the theoretical knowledge regarding Cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR), with the percentage of correct answers being 49.5% and 82,41%,before and after the course respectively (p<0.001). The participants willingness to perform bystander CPR significantly increased after the completion of the course (93,1% before to 97,3% after, p<0.001). Almost all of the participants (98.9%) could recognize the correct position near the victim and 91% performed chin lift maneuver and recognized cardiac arrest. More than 90% of the students performed chest compressions with the correct rate and placing their hands on the center of the chest (90,1% and 93.4%, respectively), whereas only 76.4% of the participants achieved the desired compression depth of 5 to 6 cm. Conclusions The overall results strongly depict the benefits of “Kids Save Lives” program by improving the theoretical knowledge, the practical skills and the attitude of students towards CPR and indicate the necessity of implementation in a greater scale nationwide. Funding Acknowledgement Type of funding source: None

Knowledge and Skills of Lay Participants Training with Basic Life Support Program in Case of Cardiac Arrest

2021 ◽  
Vol 104 (Suppl. 1) ◽  
pp. S44-S48
Keyword(s):  
Cardiac Arrest ◽  
Training Program ◽  
Basic Life Support ◽  
Life Support ◽  
Training Session ◽  
Smartphone Application ◽  
Knowledge And Skills ◽  
Lay People ◽  
Before And After ◽  
Hospital Cardiac Arrest

Background: Out-of-hospital cardiac arrest is an important cause that leads to hospital admission and death. Improving lay people’s knowledge and skills in basic life support (BLS) may lead to reduced death associated with out-of-hospital cardiac arrest. “BLS NU KKU” is a BLS training program developed from up-to-date literature as a smartphone application used to train lay people in the community. Objective: To evaluate BLS-related knowledge and skills of participants before and after BLS training. Materials and Methods: A one group pretest-posttest design was used to implement the present study in Khon Kaen, Thailand. Participants were 350 individuals age 18 and older. An 8-hour BLS training session was offered to 10 groups of 35 participants over the period of 10 months between November 2018 and August 2019. Self-administered questionnaires were used to assess BLS knowledge and Cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) skills. Results: The mean score for BLS-related knowledge significantly increased after the BLS training (mean = 15.05, SD = 2.51) compared to the scores before the training (mean = 10.47, SD = 3.43) (p<0.05). BLS skills improved from 0% to 100% (p<0.001) will all skills rated with mostly “excellent” and “good”. Satisfaction with the training program was also rated mostly with “excellent” and “good”. Conclusion: The BLS training program effectively improved participants’ knowledge and skills for basic life support. This program should be disseminated to train lay people in other settings. Keywords: Basic life support, Cardiac arrest, Mobile application

scholarly journals Development, validation and assessment of the test on knowledge about basic life support and use of automated external defibrillator among schoolchildren

2019 ◽  
Vol 27 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Vesna Borovnik Lesjak ◽  
Andrej Šorgo ◽  
Matej Strnad
Keyword(s):  
Basic Life Support ◽  
Life Support ◽  
Statistical Significance ◽  
Automated External Defibrillator ◽  
Multiple Choice Questions ◽  
Chi Square ◽  
Before And After ◽  
Baseline Knowledge ◽  
Potential Improvement ◽  
External Defibrillator

Abstract Background Educating lay public can significantly strengthen the Chain of Survival after out of hospital cardiac arrest. Schoolchildren are an accessible population for learning basic life support (BLS) and use of an automated external defibrillator (AED) and can be regarded as multipliers of knowledge that can reach the whole population. This study aimed to develop and validate a test for examining levels of knowledge about BLS and AED among schoolchildren that can be used to uniformly present reliable data. Methods A knowledge test about BLS and AED consisting of 10 multiple-choice questions was developed and implemented before and after a 2-h BLS and AED course consisting of an interactive lecture and a practical workshop for 783 students in seventh and ninth grades of elementary schools in Maribor, Slovenia. Each question was analyzed and presented with descriptive statistics and educometric parameters (difficulty and discriminating indices). All variables were checked for normality with the Kolmogorov-Smirnov test and analyzed using non-parametric tests. Statistical significance of the differences in knowledge before and after intervention were calculated with chi-square statistics and effect sizes r are reported. Differences between genders, grades and previous attendance to BLS courses were compared using Mann – Whitney U test. The effect size was calculated from the Z score and reported as r value. Results After educometric analysis, questions were adjusted to meet the requirements of satisfactory functioning difficulty and discriminating indices (values between 0,40 and 0,60, and above 0,20, respectively). Only one question had to be eliminated due to inadequate difficulty and discriminating index (0,99 and 0,02, respectively). Measurement invariance across gender (p < 0,001), school grade (p < 0,001), and attendance to previous courses (p = 0,303) was assured. Conclusions A test for accurate and reliable measurement of knowledge of BLS and AED among schoolchildren was developed and validated. According to the findings it can now reliably be used to assess baseline knowledge and potential improvement in knowledge after a course on BLS and AED. Standardized data gathered with a validated tool can now be presented at legislative levels to promote BLS and AED courses implementation in school curricula.

scholarly journals Acquisition of Knowledge and Practical Skills after a Brief Course of BLS-AED in First-Year Students in Nursing and Physiotherapy at a Spanish University

2019 ◽  
Vol 16 (5) ◽  
pp. 766 ◽  
Author(s):  
Carlos Méndez-Martínez ◽  
Santiago Martínez-Isasi ◽  
Mario García-Suárez ◽  
Medea Aglaya De La Peña-Rodríguez ◽  
Juan Gómez-Salgado ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Basic Life Support ◽  
Life Support ◽  
Quality Criteria ◽  
Western World ◽  
First Year ◽  
Practical Training ◽  
Theoretical Knowledge ◽  
Training Methods ◽  
Practical Skills ◽  
Cross Sectional

Out-of-hospital cardiorespiratory arrest is one of the leading causes of death in the Western world. Early assistance with quality Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) and the use of a defibrillator may increase the percentage of survival after this process. The objective of this study was to evaluate the effect of CPR training and the management of an Automatic External Defibrillator (AED). A descriptive, cross-sectional, observational study was carried out among students in the first year of a Nursing and Physiotherapy degree of the University of León. To achieve this goal, a theoretical-practical educational intervention of four hours’ duration which included training on CPR, AED and Basic Life Support (BLS) was carried out. A total of 112 students were included. The results showed an increase in theoretical knowledge on BLS as well as on CPR and AED, and practical skills in CPR and AED management. A theoretical exposition of fifteen minutes and the practical training of CPR wasenough for the students to acquire the necessary theoretical knowledge, although the participants failed to reach quality criteria in CPR. Only 35.6% of students reached the right depth in compressions. Also, ventilation was not performed properly. Based on the results, we cannot determine that the percentage of overall quality of CPR was appropriate, since 57.6% was obtained in this respect and experts establish a value higher than 70% for quality CPR. There was a clear relationship between sex, weight, height and body max index (BMI), and quality CPR performance, being determinant variables to achieve quality parameters. Currently, Basic Life Support training in most universities is based on training methods similar to those used in the action described. The results obtained suggest implementing other training methods that favour the acquisition of quality CPR skills.

scholarly journals The impact of basic life support training among KIBOGORA district hospital staff: A pilot study

2021 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
pp. 218-223
Author(s):  
Jean C Uwimana
Keyword(s):  
Pilot Study ◽  
Basic Life Support ◽  
Life Support ◽  
District Hospital ◽  
Hospital Staff ◽  
Clinical Staff ◽  
Practical Skills ◽  
Trained Staff ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Posttest Questionnaire

Background: The purpose of BLS is to maintain adequate ventilation and circulation until a means can be used to reverse the underlying cause of cardiac arrest.Worse outcomes are obtained when BLS is being done by non-trained persons. Objectives: To assess the knowledge of BLS among KIBOGORA district hospital staff and the impact of BLS training on retaining BLS skills among clinical and non-clinical KIBOGORA hospital staff. Materials and Methods: This pilot study was conducted in KIBOGORA hospital. A pre training test was given to every participant and after the training, a posttest was given to all participants. Before completing the pretest questionnaire, each participant had to choose a code made of at least 2 characters and the same code had to appear on the posttest questionnaire of the same participant. A grading system was used to categorize the level of participants’ knowledge on BLS skills. Results: Among 196 trained staff, 40 completed the pre training questionnaire .82.50 % of the subjects that completed the pre training questionnaire were clinical staff whereas 17.50% were non clinical staff. 54.55% and 33.33% of the clinical staff had respectively poor and fair knowledge on Basic Life Support (BLS) and only 6.06% were good at BLS however none of clinical staff was very good or excellent on BLS. All of the non-clinical staff that participated in the study had either a poor or fair knowledge on BLS. After the training, both clinical and non-clinical staff that completed the pre-training questionnaire, completed the post training questionnaire.30.30% of clinical staff that completed the questionnaire were good on BLS.The number of participants with an average or fair knowledge on BLSwere 27.27% in each category. 6.06% and 3.03% were excellent or very good on Basic Life Support. On the other hand, 42.86% and 28.57% of non-clinical staff had respectively poor and fair knowledge on BLS. Conclusion: After the training, knowledge on BLS improved both for clinical and non-clinical staff however more refresher courses are needed to reduce the gap seen in theoretical knowledge as well as practical skills

scholarly journals The impact of kids save lives program on knowledge and skills of Greek students, subgroup analysis on recognition of cardiac arrest

2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (Supplement_1) ◽  
Author(s):  
C Parisis ◽  
A Bouletis ◽  
K Chatzidimitriou ◽  
D-D Palla ◽  
P Makri ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Cardiac Arrest ◽  
World Health Organization ◽  
Subgroup Analysis ◽  
Life Support ◽  
World Health ◽  
Theoretical Knowledge ◽  
Practical Skills ◽  
Before And After ◽  
Health Organization ◽  
The Impact

Abstract Funding Acknowledgements Type of funding sources: None. Background Sudden cardiac death is one of the main issues worldwide, with more than 700.000 deaths annually. It is strongly believed that the implementation of "Kids Save Lives" project in schools can change this situation. The World Health Organization endorsed the ‘Kids Save Lives’ project in 2015 in order to reduce mortality. The first chain of survival concerns the recognition of cardiac arrest with chin lift and head tilt manoeuvre of the victim and the feel- look- listen approach. Purpose Τo evaluate the level of theoretical knowledge, as far the recognition of cardiac arrest is concerned in Greek secondary school students before and after the "Kids Save Lives" program. Material – Method: Data collection took place on the academic periods of 2017-2018 and 2018-2019 and was performed in secondary schools of Thessaly’s region. A total of 4922 students (51,9% female, mean age 14.2 years) participated on the "Kids save Lives" program according to the European Resuscitation Council (ERC) and World Health Organization (WHO) statement. A 12-point questionnaire was answered by the students before and after the "kid saves lives" program, while practical skills were evaluated on manikins by experienced ERC Basic Life Support (BLS) Instructors. The knowledge of the recognition of cardiac arrest is investigated in this subgroup analysis Results The training improves significantly the theoretical knowledge regarding the recognition of cardiac arrest, with the percentage of correct answers being 58,3% and 96,1%,before and after the course respectively (p &lt; 0.001). In the practical part of the program, almost all of the participants (98.9%) could recognize the correct position near the victim and 91% perform chin lift manoeuvre and recognize cardiac arrest. Conclusions The overall results reveal that the "Kids Save Lives" program can play a important role in improving the theoretical knowledge and  the practical skills of Greek students towards towards the recognition of cardiac arrest and indicate the necessity of implementation in a greater scale nationwide.

scholarly journals Sosialisasi Algoritma Basic Life Support AHA 2017 Bagi Masyarakat Awam

2020 ◽  
Vol 1 (2) ◽  
pp. 146-154
Author(s):  
Sunarto Sunarto ◽  
Addi Mardi Harnanto
Keyword(s):  
Cardiac Arrest ◽  
Basic Life Support ◽  
Life Support ◽  
Respiratory Arrest ◽  
First Aid ◽  
Before And After ◽  
Post Test ◽  
Recent Developments ◽  
Asking Questions ◽  
Increased Activity

Background: Recent developments both in terms of science, population density, modern lifestyle, increased activity, congestion in terms of transportation and so on have a real impact on life in society. One impact that is not recognized is less concerned about the risks of these developments. Where this makes individuals vulnerable to a disease and other threats. One of them is a heart attack, the number of accidents has increased, so there is a risk of trauma, even resulting in cardiac arrest and stopping breathing. In line with this, first aid in emergency conditions really needs to be known by all people. So we need a guide for the flow of help, which is currently with algoritma basic life support AHA 2017. Community service goals: The community understands the flow or algorithm of first aid for people with cardiac arrest and respiratory arrest. Methods: In the implementation using question and answer lecture and demonstration models, with the module learning media. Pre-test and post-test is done by asking questions. Results: There is a difference in the results of the correct answer before and after the socialization of the AHA 2017 basic life support algorithm. The increase is between 3 and 6. Conclusion: After socialization of basic life support algorithm AHA 2017 knowledge  increased.

scholarly journals Optimalisasi Penatalaksanaan Kegawatan di Ruang Kegawatdaruratan pada Era New Normal

2021 ◽  
Vol 1 (02) ◽  
pp. 82-87
Author(s):  
Yarwin Yari ◽  
Veronica Yeni Rahmawati ◽  
Ernawati Ernawati ◽  
Fendy Yesayas ◽  
Ayu Lestari ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Emergency Room ◽  
Emergency Management ◽  
Community Service ◽  
Basic Life Support ◽  
Life Support ◽  
Emergency Room Nurses ◽  
Before And After ◽  
Service Activity ◽  
Referral Hospitals ◽  
And Training

Abstract: Since COVID-19 was first discovered in Wuhan, it has caused COVID-19 referral hospitals to be "overwhelmed" including in Indonesia. In patients with confirmed COVID-19 or in patients with suspected COVID-19, the Basic Life Support (BHD) does not need to be postponed. However, there are some principles that must be adapted to keep patients and caregivers safe. The purpose of this community service activity is to increase the knowledge and insight of participants in general regarding emergency management during the COVID-19 pandemic. The method in implementing community service activities is divided into several stages, namely first conducting socialization, conducting webinars, followed by FGD. The result of this activity is that there is an increase in BHD knowledge among emergency room nurses before and after participating in the training. The provision of online BHD knowledge and training has proven to be effective in increasing the knowledge of emergency room nurses

scholarly journals The Effect of the Duration of Basic Life Support Training on the Learners’ Cardiopulmonary and Automated External Defibrillator Skills

2016 ◽  
Vol 2016 ◽  
pp. 1-7 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jin Hyuck Lee ◽  
Youngsuk Cho ◽  
Ku Hyun Kang ◽  
Gyu Chong Cho ◽  
Keun Jeong Song ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Basic Life Support ◽  
Life Support ◽  
Automated External Defibrillator ◽  
Psychomotor Skills ◽  
South Korean ◽  
Hands On ◽  
Before And After ◽  
Level 3 ◽  
Four Levels ◽  
External Defibrillator

Background. Basic life support (BLS) training with hands-on practice can improve performance during simulated cardiac arrest, although the optimal duration for BLS training is unknown. This study aimed to assess the effectiveness of various BLS training durations for acquiring cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) and automated external defibrillator (AED) skills.Methods. We randomised 485 South Korean nonmedical college students into four levels of BLS training: level 1 (40 min), level 2 (80 min), level 3 (120 min), and level 4 (180 min). Before and after each level, the participants completed questionnaires regarding their willingness to perform CPR and use AEDs, and their psychomotor skills for CPR and AED use were assessed using a manikin with Skill-Reporter™ software.Results. There were no significant differences between levels 1 and 2, although levels 3 and 4 exhibited significant differences in the proportion of overall adequate chest compressions (p<0.001) and average chest compression depth (p=0.003). All levels exhibited a greater posttest willingness to perform CPR and use AEDs (all,p<0.001).Conclusions. Brief BLS training provided a moderate level of skill for performing CPR and using AEDs. However, high-quality skills for CPR required longer and hands-on training, particularly hands-on training with AEDs.

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