Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation Skill Retention in Medical Students
Conditions
Keywords
Eliciting which type of refresher provides the greatest improvement in BLS CPR skills.
Brief summary
175 second year medical students were assessed on their BLS CPR skill retention after an approximate one year after taking the initial certification class, and the investigators assessed which type of refresher course would be most effective in improving the students' CPR skills. Group 2 had no refresher, Group 3 had a multimedia refresher, and Group 4 had the same multimedia refresher plus hands on practice on a Laerdal BLS manikin. The investigators hypothesized that Group 4 would perform CPR skills with the highest competency compared to the other two groups.
Interventions
OTHERMultimedia
AHA specific BLS refresher video, 7 minutes in length.
OTHERHands-on practice
Hands-on BLS CPR practice on a Laerdal BLS manikin.
Sponsors
Windward Islands Research and Education Foundation
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
BASIC_SCIENCE
Masking
SINGLE (Outcomes Assessor)
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to 50 Years
Healthy volunteers
Yes
Inclusion criteria
* Voluntary second year medical student
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Chest compressions | 1 session | Chest compressions were measured on a Laerdal Resusci-Anne recording manikin for each subject. |
| Bag Valve Mask ventilations | 1 session | Bag Valve Mask ventilations were measured for each subject on a Laerdal Resusci-Anne recording manikin. |
Countries
Grenada
Outcome results
None listed