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Outcome of basic life support training among primary school students in Southeast Asia.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

This study aimed to evaluate how BLS courses affect primary school students' knowledge, attitudes, and life support skills; investigate how medical students' knowledge and competence in teaching BLS can improve by serving as instructors.

Methods

This experimental study was conducted in a rural primary school. First-year medical students conducted a BLS course for grade 4 and 5 primary school students with a 6-7:1 ratio of trainees-to-trainer. All trainers had completed a BLS course before the course. This 3.5-hour simulation-based course covered chest compressions and automated external defibrillator use. The pre- and post-course assessments included multiple choice questions toward BLS, practical skills test, and attitude test. For medical students, evaluation was conducted by attitude test, both pre- and post-teaching.

Results

The mean pre- and post-test scores increased from 5.74±0.10 to 9.43±0.13 (P<0.01). The increase in the scores was the same for both the students and the teachers (3.05±0.60 vs. 3.68±0.16, P=0.33). After the course, more than 90% of the students could perform all the procedures involved in BLS and automated external defibrillation. Medical students showed an improved understanding of CPR and confidence in performing and teaching CPR (both, P<0.01).

Conclusion

Primary school students can learn how to perform BLS through simulation-based learning. Simulation-based training can improve their attitude and provide them with knowledge and crucial skill sets, improving their confidence in performing BLS. Furthermore, teachers' attitudes and confidence toward CPR improved after teaching CPR.

SUBMITTER: Suwanpairoj C

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7808835 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Outcome of basic life support training among primary school students in Southeast Asia.

Suwanpairoj Chananthon C Wongsombut Thanakorn T Maisawat Kittipitch K Torod Nita N Jaengkrajan Ampaka A Sritharo Natchaya N Atthapreyangkul Nattikarn N Wittayachamnankul Borwon B

Clinical and experimental emergency medicine 20201231 4

<h4>Objective</h4>This study aimed to evaluate how BLS courses affect primary school students' knowledge, attitudes, and life support skills; investigate how medical students' knowledge and competence in teaching BLS can improve by serving as instructors.<h4>Methods</h4>This experimental study was conducted in a rural primary school. First-year medical students conducted a BLS course for grade 4 and 5 primary school students with a 6-7:1 ratio of trainees-to-trainer. All trainers had completed a ...[more]

PMID: 33440101

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Project description:BackgroundSerious games enrich simulation-based health care trainings and improve knowledge, skills, and self-confidence of learners while entertaining them.ObjectiveA platform which can combine performance data from a basic life support (BLS) serious game app and hands-on data based on the same scoring system is not available in the market. The aim of this study was to create such a platform and investigate whether performance evaluation of BLS trainings would be more objective compared to conventional Objective Structured Clinical Examination (OSCE) examinations if these evaluations were carried out with the platform which combines OSCE scoring criteria with sensor data retrieved from the simulator's sensors.MethodsParticipants were 25 volunteers (11 men [44.0%] and 14 [56.0] women) among Ac?badem Mehmet Ali Ayd?nlar University students without prior knowledge of the BLS protocol. A serious game module has been created for teaching learners the European Resuscitation Council Basic Life Support 2015 protocol. A second module called the hands-on module was designed for educators. This module includes a checklist used for BLS OSCE examinations and can retrieve sensor data such as compression depth, compression frequency, and ventilation volume from the manikin (CPR Lilly; 3B Scientific GmbH) via Bluetooth. Data retrieved from the sensors of the manikin enable educators to evaluate learners in a more objective way. Performance data retrieved from the serious gaming module have been combined with the results of the hands-on module. Data acquired from the hands-on module have also been compared with the results of conventional OSCE scores of the participants, which were obtained by watching the videos of the same trainings.ResultsParticipants were considered successful in the game if they scored 80/100 or above. Overall, participants scored 80 or above in an average of 1.4 (SD 0.65) trials. The average BLS serious game score was 88.3/100 (SD 5.17) and hands-on average score was 70.7/100 (SD 17.3), whereas the OSCE average score was 84.4/100 (SD 12.9). There was no statistically significant correlation between success on trials (score ?80/100), serious game, hands-on training app, and OSCE scores (Spearman rho test, P>.05). The mean BLS serious game score of the participants was 88.3/100 (SD 5.17), whereas their mean hands-on training app score was 70.7/100 (SD 17.3) and OSCE score was 84.4/100 (SD 12.9).ConclusionsAlthough scoring criteria for OSCE and hands-on training app were identical, OSCE scores were 17% higher than hands-on training app scores. After analyzing the difference of scores between hands-on training app and OSCE, it has been revealed that these differences originate from scoring parameters such as compression depth, compression frequency, and ventilation volume. These data suggest that evaluation of BLS trainings would be more objective if these evaluations were carried out with the modality, which combines visual OSCE scoring criteria with sensor data retrieved from the simulator's sensors.Trial registrationClinicalTrials.gov NCT04533893; https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT04533893.

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Outcome of basic life support training among primary school students in Southeast Asia.

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Outcome of basic life support training among primary school students in Southeast Asia.

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