The Efficacy of Basic Life Support Education Among Teenagers

Semmelweis University360 enrolled

Overview

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.

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

OTHER

Masking

SINGLE

Enrollment

360

Conditions

Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation Basic Life Support Premedical Education

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 16 YearsMax age: 19 Years

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

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

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

End of training BLS skill assessment based on a checklist

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.

Time frame: up to two hours

Secondary Outcomes

BLS skill assessment after 2 months based on a checklist

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.

Time frame: 2 months

BLS skill assessment after 6 months based on a checklist

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.

Time frame: 6 months