Defibrillators, Heart Arrest, Out-Of-Hospital
Conditions
Brief summary
The goal of this study is to learn if an automated external defibrillator (AED) training adjunct video can improve law enforcement self-efficacy, the likelihood of AED application overall, and decrease disparities in women. Participants will be asked to: * complete a brief initial survey * view an AED training adjunct video * complete another survey following the video
Detailed description
The investigators will conduct a pilot study to examine the efficacy of an education intervention, based on new 2025 American Heart Association guidelines, to improve the likelihood of AED application. The intervention and surveys will be delivered asynchronously online. The investigators will use a short pre-intervention survey to gather information about participants' likelihood and self-efficacy to apply an AED overall and specifically to women. The investigators will also gather basic demographic information including gender, Basic Life Support certification status, and experience responding to cardiac arrests. Participants will then watch a short video, followed by a post-intervention survey to examine changes in likelihood and self-efficacy to apply an AED. All three components will be delivered within the same Qualtrics survey (i.e., pre-survey, video, post-survey).
Interventions
BEHAVIORALAED training adjunct
Participants will complete a brief survey, then watch an AED training adjunct video, followed by a repeat survey. All components are delivered asynchronously online. The investigators will prospectively evaluate using an existing observational registry used for quality improvement and research, the Portland Cardiac Arrest Epidemiologic Registry (PDX Epistry).
Sponsors
Wayne State University
Oregon Health and Science University
American Heart Association
Study design
Allocation
NON_RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
OTHER
Masking
NONE
Intervention model description
The investigators will conduct a pre-post intervention study to evaluate the effectiveness of a brief automated external defibrillator (AED) training adjunct video to improve self-efficacy, and the likelihood law enforcement will apply an AED overall and to a woman across multiple law enforcement agencies in the Portland Cardiac Arrest Epidemiologic Registry (PDX Epistry) geographic region in Oregon. PDX Epistry is an observational registry used for quality improvement and research. The investigators will use PDX Epistry to prospectively evaluate law enforcement AED use after this training and counties that did not receive the training will serve as control counties.
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
* Law enforcement officers from agencies in the greater Portland area served by the Portland Cardiac Arrest Epidemiologic Registry * aged 18 years of age and older
Exclusion criteria
* none
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Change in Confidence to Attach Automated External Defibrillator (AED) Pads on a Woman | Immediately following the AED training intervention | The primary training outcome is, "I am confident I can always attach AED pads in the correct position on a woman". This question is a modified question from a validated tool to measure changes in self-efficacy, the Basic Resuscitation Skills Self-Efficacy Scale, which measures "can do" using 0-100. |
| Change in AED Application | Prospectively over 18 months following AED training intervention | Our primary care outcome is, change in AED application by law enforcement among adult cases with law enforcement on-scene before Emergency Medical Services (EMS) arrival overall and stratified by gender relative to the same geographic region in the preceding 5-year period. The outcome will be measured using the Portland Cardiac Arrest Epidemiologic Registry (PDX Epistry), an existing observational registry used for quality improvement and research. |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Change in AED Application by AED Training | Prospectively over 18 months following AED training intervention. | Change in AED application by law enforcement among adult cases with law enforcement on-scene before Emergency Medical Services (EMS) arrival overall and stratified by gender for counties that received the AED training adjunct versus control counties. The outcome will be measured using the PDX Epistry, an existing observational registry used for quality improvement and research. |
Countries
United States
Contacts
STUDY_CHAIRRobert Ploutz-Snyder, PhD, PStat(r)
Wayne State University
Outcome results
None listed