Bystander CPR improves survival from Out of Hospital Cardiac Arrest. This study examines the efficacy of ultra-brief video training for Hands-Only CPR. Subjects were randomized to one of four training conditions, then assessed for CPR skills retention.
Bystander CPR improves survival from Out of Hospital Cardiac Arrest. This study is the first of its kind to examine the efficacy of ultra-brief video training for Hands-Only CPR without the use of a manikin. The results will inform future efforts to mass train citizens in CPR. Subjects were randomized to one of four training conditions, then assessed for CPR skills retention. The four groups were 1) no training; 2) ultra-brief training video (90 seconds); 3) short training video (5 minutes) with no practice; and 4) short training video with hands-on practice. The subjects were then evaluated for CPR skills retention. One half of the subjects were evaluated on the training day, and the other half were evaluated two months later.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
SINGLE
Enrollment
336
Subjects receive no training in resuscitation
Subjects receive an ultra-brief (90-second) video on hands-only CPR
Subjects receive a brief (5-minute) video on hands-only CPR
Median Compression Depth (mm)
Assessment of resuscitation skills using a Laerdal Resusci Annie recording manikin and Laerdal PC Skill Reporting software
Time frame: 60 minutes after intervention or two months after intervention
The Proportion of Subjects Who Assessed the Responsiveness of the Victim (Manikin) as Judged by Expert Raters
The proportion of the subjects who assessed the responsiveness of the victim (manikin) as judged by expert raters
Time frame: 60 minutes after intervention and two months after intervention
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Subjects receive a brief (5-minute) video with hands-on manikin practice
Subjects see ultra-brief video (90-seconds), are assessed two months later
Subjects see brief video (5 minutes), are then assessed two months later
Subjects see brief (5-minute) video, receive hands-on training, and are assessed two months later