TY - JOUR
T1 - Cardiopulmonary resuscitation skill training and retention in teens (CPR START)
T2 - A randomized control trial in high school students
AU - Chamdawala, Haamid
AU - Meltzer, James A.
AU - Shankar, Viswanathan
AU - Elachi, Dina
AU - Jarzynka, Shannon M.
AU - Nixon, Abigail F.
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2021 The Author(s)
PY - 2021/3
Y1 - 2021/3
N2 - Aim: High school students are currently the largest group of individuals in the US receiving CPR training every year. This study examines the effect of adding a real-time visual feedback device to a standard instructor-led CPR course on skill acquisition and retention in high school students. Methods: All study participants underwent baseline CPR skill testing and received a standard instructor-led compression-only CPR course. We then randomized students to a ‘Feedback Group’, consisting of 2 min of CPR training using a real-time visual feedback device, or ‘Standard Group’ that continued to practice on the inflatable manikin. CPR skills for all students were tested afterwards using the feedback device and reported as a compression score (CS) derived from their chest compression depth, rate, hand position, and full chest recoil. We compared the CS at baseline, week-0 (immediately post-intervention), week-10, week-28, and week-52 between groups. Results: A total of 220 students were included in the analyses (Feedback Group = 110, Standard Group = 110). Both groups showed similar CPR performance at baseline. At week-0, the Feedback Group had a significantly higher CS compared to the Standard Group (adjusted difference: 20% [95% CI: 11%–29%; p < 0.001]). This difference attenuated over time but remained significant at the week-10 and week-28 follow-up; however, by the week-52 follow-up, there was no significant difference between groups. Conclusions: Using a real-time visual feedback device during CPR training significantly improves skill acquisition and retention in high school students and should be integrated into the high school CPR curriculum.
AB - Aim: High school students are currently the largest group of individuals in the US receiving CPR training every year. This study examines the effect of adding a real-time visual feedback device to a standard instructor-led CPR course on skill acquisition and retention in high school students. Methods: All study participants underwent baseline CPR skill testing and received a standard instructor-led compression-only CPR course. We then randomized students to a ‘Feedback Group’, consisting of 2 min of CPR training using a real-time visual feedback device, or ‘Standard Group’ that continued to practice on the inflatable manikin. CPR skills for all students were tested afterwards using the feedback device and reported as a compression score (CS) derived from their chest compression depth, rate, hand position, and full chest recoil. We compared the CS at baseline, week-0 (immediately post-intervention), week-10, week-28, and week-52 between groups. Results: A total of 220 students were included in the analyses (Feedback Group = 110, Standard Group = 110). Both groups showed similar CPR performance at baseline. At week-0, the Feedback Group had a significantly higher CS compared to the Standard Group (adjusted difference: 20% [95% CI: 11%–29%; p < 0.001]). This difference attenuated over time but remained significant at the week-10 and week-28 follow-up; however, by the week-52 follow-up, there was no significant difference between groups. Conclusions: Using a real-time visual feedback device during CPR training significantly improves skill acquisition and retention in high school students and should be integrated into the high school CPR curriculum.
KW - Cardiopulmonary resuscitation
KW - Feedback device
KW - High school students
KW - Skill acquisition
KW - Skill retention
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U2 - 10.1016/j.resplu.2021.100079
DO - 10.1016/j.resplu.2021.100079
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85120739406
SN - 2666-5204
VL - 5
JO - Resuscitation Plus
JF - Resuscitation Plus
M1 - 100079
ER -