Basic Life Support, Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation, Premedical Education, Study Skills
Conditions
Brief summary
Basic life support (BLS) skills are crucial not only for healthcare workers but for all lay people as well. Timely recognition of out-of-hospital cardiac arrest and the initiation of BLS by bystanders before the arrival of healthcare personnel can improve survival. There are several methods of spreading BLS skills and improve BLS skill retention among lay people. One of these methods can be educating school children. The introduction of mandatory BLS education in schools was very effective in some European countries to increase the rate of bystander BLS. The current study aims to investigate the efficacy of a BLS training and BLS curriculum among high school children in Hungary. Moreover, the investigators would like to optimise factors influencing skill retention in this first responder group and aim to compare two types of teaching methods: feedback given by the instructor or software-based feedback on the efficacy of chest compressions during the course.
Interventions
OTHERSoftware based feedback
Feedback is given by the data of a software (InnoMed CardioAid-1 Trainer AED, Innomed Inc., Budapest, Hungary).
OTHERInstructor feedback
Feedback is given by the opinion and observation of an experienced instructor.
Sponsors
Semmelweis University
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
OTHER
Masking
SINGLE (Outcomes Assessor)
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
16 Years to 19 Years
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
* High school teenagers participating in the education of Óbudai High School, Budapest * Written informed consent received from participants and their parents to participate in the study
Exclusion criteria
* No written informed consent provided by the student or parent * Any injury or health issue influencing the efficacy of BLS skill
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| End of training BLS skill assessment based on a checklist | up to two hours | BLS skills measured right after the training based on a checklist including the most important steps of BLS and quality of chest compression. The assessment will be performed by two instructors and the software of InnoMed CardioAid-1 Trainer AED, Innomed Inc., Budapest, Hungary. |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| BLS skill assessment after 2 months based on a checklist | 2 months | BLS skills measured 2 months after the training based on a checklist including the most important steps of BLS and quality of chest compression. The assessment will be performed by two instructors and the software of InnoMed CardioAid-1 Trainer AED, Innomed Inc., Budapest, Hungary. |
| BLS skill assessment after 6 months based on a checklist | 6 months | BLS skills measured 6 months after the training based on a checklist including the most important steps of BLS and quality of chest compression. The assessment will be performed by two instructors and the software of InnoMed CardioAid-1 Trainer AED, Innomed Inc., Budapest, Hungary. |
Countries
Hungary
Contacts
Primary ContactUzonka Szabolcsi
Backup ContactEnikő Kovács, PhD
Outcome results
None listed