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Voigt I, Rott N, Kersken M, Mügge A, Böttiger BW, Preusch M, Wengenmayer T, Michels G. [Role of German cardiac arrest centers in mediating basic life support]. Med Klin Intensivmed Notfmed 2024; 119:116-122. [PMID: 37269312 PMCID: PMC10239037 DOI: 10.1007/s00063-023-01024-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/10/2023] [Revised: 03/10/2023] [Accepted: 04/24/2023] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
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BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE Despite a measurable increase in recent years, the bystander resuscitation rate in Germany lags behind the European comparison. Special centers for the care of patients after cardiac arrest, so-called cardiac arrest centers (CAC), have been established. The aim of this work is to evaluate the role of CACs, in addition to in-hospital patient care, in improving the bystander resuscitation rate in Germany and what obstacles exist in the implementation of resuscitation training. MATERIALS AND METHODS Online survey by the working group cardiopulmonary resuscitation (AG42) of the German Society of Cardiology (DGK) and the German Resuscitation Council (GRC) RESULTS: Of the 74 participating clinics (78.4% certified as CAC), 23 (31.1%) conduct lay resuscitation training. These mainly take place within the framework of action days for resuscitation (82.6%) or in schools (39.1%). Permanent cooperation with at least one school existed in 52.2%. Basic life support (BLS) resuscitation dummies are available in 63.5% of these clinics and an automated external defibrillator (AED) demonstration device in 43.2%. According to the interviewees, the biggest obstacles to the consistent implementation of resuscitation courses in schools include lack of qualified instructors, lack of refinancing and difficulties with regard to coordinating activities between schools and providers. CONCLUSIONS Direct training of lay rescuers by hospitals faces several obstacles. To increase the bystander resuscitation rate, focusing on targeted training of teachers as multipliers (train-the-trainer) can be a good approach for cardiac arrest centers.
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- Ingo Voigt
- Klinik für Akut- und Notfallmedizin, Elisabeth-Krankenhaus Essen, Klara-Kopp-Weg 1, 45138, Essen, Deutschland.
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- Klinik für Anästhesiologie und Operative Intensivmedizin, Medizinische Fakultät und Uniklinik Köln, Universität zu Köln, Köln, Deutschland
- Deutscher Rat für Wiederbelebung bzw. German Resuscitation Council e. V. (GRC), Ulm, Deutschland
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- Deutsche Gesellschaft für Kardiologie - Herz- und Kreislaufforschung e. V. (DGK), Düsseldorf, Deutschland
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- Klinik für Kardiologie und Angiologie, Universitätsklinikum Bergmannsheil, Ruhr-Universität Bochum, Bochum, Deutschland
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- Klinik für Anästhesiologie und Operative Intensivmedizin, Medizinische Fakultät und Uniklinik Köln, Universität zu Köln, Köln, Deutschland
- Deutscher Rat für Wiederbelebung bzw. German Resuscitation Council e. V. (GRC), Ulm, Deutschland
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- Sektion Internistische Intensivmedizin, Medizinische Klinik III, Universitätsklinikum Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Deutschland
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- Interdisziplinäre Medizinische Intensivtherapie (IMIT), Universitätsklinikum Freiburg, Medizinische Fakultät, Albert-Ludwigs-Universität Freiburg, Freiburg, Deutschland
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- Klinik für Akut- und Notfallmedizin, Akademisches Lehrkrankenhaus der RWTH Aachen, St.-Antonius-Hospital gGmbH, Eschweiler, Deutschland
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Aranda-García S, Otero-Agra M, Berlanga-Macías C, Rodríguez-Núñez A, Barcala-Furelos R, Domingo J, Seijas-Vijande A, Fernández-Méndez F. New communication tool for basic life support training: smart glasses. A quasi-experimental study. Med Intensiva 2024; 48:77-84. [PMID: 37923607 DOI: 10.1016/j.medine.2023.10.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/19/2023] [Revised: 09/07/2023] [Accepted: 09/09/2023] [Indexed: 11/07/2023]
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AIM To analyze the effectiveness of a teaching-learning methodology for teletraining in basic life support (BLS) based on communication through smart glasses. DESIGN Pilot quasi-experimental non-inferiority study. PARTICIPANTS Sixty college students. INTERVENTIONS Randomization of the participants in: tele-training through smart glasses (SG) and traditional training (C) groups. Both training sessions were very brief (less than 8 min) and included the same BLS content. In SG, the instructor trained through a video call with smart glasses. MAIN VARIABLES OF INTEREST The BLS protocol, the use of AED, the quality of resuscitation and the response times were evaluated. RESULTS In most of the BLS protocol variables, the resuscitation quality and performance times, there were no statistically significant differences between groups. There were significant differences (in favor of the SG) in the assessment of breathing (SG: 100%, C: 81%; p = 0.013), the not-to-touch warning before applying the shock (SG: 79%, C: 52%; p = 0.025) and compressions with correct recoil (SG: 85%, C: 32%; p = 0.008). CONCLUSIONS Laypeople BLS-AED brief tele-training through smart glasses could potentially be, at least, as effective as traditional training methods. In addition, smart glasses could be more advantageous than traditional teaching for certain points of the BLS protocol and chest compressions quality, probably due to the capability of real-time visualization of images which supports the BLS sequence. Augmented reality supported teaching should be considered for BLS training, although caution is required in extrapolating findings, and further in-depth studies are needed to confirm its potential role depending on concrete target populations and environments.
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- Silvia Aranda-García
- Grupo de Investigación GRAFAIS, Institut Nacional d'Educació Física de Catalunya (INEFC), Universitat de Barcelona (UB), Barcelona, Spain; Grupo de Investigación CLINURSID, Facultad de Enfermería, Universidad de Santiago de Compostela, Santiago de Compostela, Spain
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- Grupo de Investigación REMOSS, Facultad de Ciencias de la Educación y del Deporte, Universidad de Vigo, Pontevedra, Spain; Escuela de Enfermería de Pontevedra, Universidade de Vigo, Pontevedra, Spain
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- Centro de Estudios Socio-Sanitarios, Universidad de Castilla-La Mancha, Cuenca, Spain; Facultad de Enfermería, Universidad de Castilla-La Mancha, Albacete, Spain.
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- Grupo de Investigación CLINURSID, Facultad de Enfermería, Universidad de Santiago de Compostela, Santiago de Compostela, Spain; Grupo de Investigación en Simulación, Soporte Vital y Cuidados Intensivos (SICRUS), Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria de Santiago de Compostela (IDIS), Santiago de Compostela, Spain; Sección de Pediatría Crítica, Cuidados Intermedios y Paliativos Pediátricos. Hospital Clínico Universitario de Santiago, Santiago de Compostela España, Spain; RICORS de Intervenciones en Atención Primaria para prevenir las enfermedades maternas e infantiles crónicas de origen perinatal y del desarrollo, RD21/0012/0025, Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Madrid, Spain
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- Grupo de Investigación REMOSS, Facultad de Ciencias de la Educación y del Deporte, Universidad de Vigo, Pontevedra, Spain
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- Grupo de Investigación GRAFAIS, Institut Nacional d'Educació Física de Catalunya (INEFC), Universitat de Barcelona (UB), Barcelona, Spain
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- Grupo de Investigación CLINURSID, Facultad de Enfermería, Universidad de Santiago de Compostela, Santiago de Compostela, Spain; Grupo de Investigación REMOSS, Facultad de Ciencias de la Educación y del Deporte, Universidad de Vigo, Pontevedra, Spain; Escuela de Enfermería de Pontevedra, Universidade de Vigo, Pontevedra, Spain; Grupo de Investigación en Simulación, Soporte Vital y Cuidados Intensivos (SICRUS), Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria de Santiago de Compostela (IDIS), Santiago de Compostela, Spain
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Aranda-García S, Otero-Agra M, Fernández-Méndez F, Herrera-Pedroviejo E, Darné M, Barcala-Furelos R, Rodríguez-Núñez A. Augmented reality training in basic life support with the help of smart glasses. A pilot study. Resusc Plus 2023; 14:100391. [PMID: 37128627 PMCID: PMC10148024 DOI: 10.1016/j.resplu.2023.100391] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/03/2023] Open
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Introduction Laypeople should be trained in basic life support and traditional and innovative methodologies may help to obtain this goal. However, there is a knowledge gap about the ideal basic life support training methods. Smart glasses could have a role facilitating laypeople learning of basic life support. Aim To analyze the potential impact on basic life support learning of a very brief training supported by smart glasses video communication. Methods Twelve laypeople were basic life support tele-trained by means of smart glasses by an instructor in this pilot study. During training (assisted trough smart glasses) and after the training (unassisted) participants' performance and quality of basic life support and automated external defibrillation procedure were assessed on a standardized simulated scenario. Results After the training all participants were able to deliver good quality basic life support, with results comparable to those obtained when real time remotely guided by the instructor through the smart glasses. Mean chest compression rate was significantly higher when not guided (113 /min vs. 103 /min, p = 0.001). When not assisted, the participants spent less time delivering the sequential basic life support steps than when assisted while training. Conclusions A very brief remote training supported by instructor and smart glasses seems to be an effective educational method that could facilitate basic life support learning by laypeople. This technology could be considered in cases where instructors are not locally available or in general in remote areas, providing basic internet connection is available. Smart glasses could also be useful for laypeople rolling-refreshers.
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- Silvia Aranda-García
- GRAFAIS Research Group, Institut Nacional d'Educació Física de Catalunya (INEFC), University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
- CLINURSID Research Group, University of Santiago de Compostela, Santiago de Compostela, Spain
- Corresponding author at: Institut Nacional d'Educació Física de Catalunya (INEFC), Universitat de Barcelona (UB), Av de l’Estadi 22, 08038, Barcelona, Spain.
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- REMOSS Research Group, Faculty of Physical Activity and Educational Science, University of Vigo, Pontevedra, Spain
- Pontevedra School of Nursing, University of Vigo, Pontevedra, Spain
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- CLINURSID Research Group, University of Santiago de Compostela, Santiago de Compostela, Spain
- REMOSS Research Group, Faculty of Physical Activity and Educational Science, University of Vigo, Pontevedra, Spain
- Pontevedra School of Nursing, University of Vigo, Pontevedra, Spain
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- GRAFAIS Research Group, Institut Nacional d'Educació Física de Catalunya (INEFC), University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
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- CLINURSID Research Group, University of Santiago de Compostela, Santiago de Compostela, Spain
- REMOSS Research Group, Faculty of Physical Activity and Educational Science, University of Vigo, Pontevedra, Spain
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- CLINURSID Research Group, University of Santiago de Compostela, Santiago de Compostela, Spain
- Pediatric Critical, Intermediate and Palliative Care Section, University Clinical Hospital of Santiago de Compostela, Santiago de Compostela, Spain
- Primary Care Interventions to Prevent Maternal and Child Chronic Diseases of Perinatal and Developmental Origin (RICORS), RD21/0012/0025, Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Madrid, Spain
- SICRUS Research Group, Health Research Institute of Santiago de Compostela (IDIS), Santiago de Compostela, Spain
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Pedrazas-López D, de Pablo-Márquez B, Cunillera-Puértolas O, Almeda-Ortega J. RCParvulari training: A basic life support training methodology applied to 5-year-old students: Effectiveness in a cluster-randomized clinical trail. An Pediatr (Barc) 2023; 98:99-108. [PMID: 36740509 DOI: 10.1016/j.anpede.2023.01.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/07/2022] [Accepted: 05/04/2022] [Indexed: 02/05/2023] Open
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INTRODUCTION Basic life support training in school age is a topical issue because, with adequate training, any person can help save a life. METHODS Cluster clinical trial with data collection through an ad hoc self-administered, semi-structured questionnaire. The target population encompassed the students aged 4-6 years enrolled in 49 educational centres. The centres were randomly allocated to the intervention or control group. The intervention group was trained with the RCParvulari® methodology, consisting of theoretical and practical training on the first link of the chain of survival. The control group only received theoretical training. We evaluated participants before and immediately after the intervention and between 3 and 12 months post intervention by means of the questionnaire. We assessed the acquisition and retention over time of the knowledge and skills covered in the training compared to previous trainings in both groups. RESULTS A total of 1327 schoolchildren (79% of the target population) participated. The level of knowledge acquired immediately after training and after 3-12 months compared to baseline was significantly better (P < .001) in the intervention group than in the control group, both in early recognition and contacting of emergency services (112) and in remembering the "mouth-nose-eyes" mnemonic. CONCLUSIONS The RCParvulari® methodology significantly contributed to an improved ability to recognize a possible medical emergency, start the chain of survival by alerting an adult and call the 112 emergency number in students in the last year of preschool education.
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- David Pedrazas-López
- Centro de Atención Primaria Sant Andreu de la Barca, Dirección de Atención Primaria Costa de Ponent, Institut Català de la Salut, Sant Andreu de la Barca, Barcelona, Spain
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- Unidad de Apoyo a la Investigación de Costa de Ponent, Fundació Institut Universitari per a la Investigació en Atenció Primària Jordi Gol (IDIAPJGol), Cornellà de Llobregat, Barcelona, Spain; Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Bellaterra, Cerdanyola del Vallès, Spain
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- Unidad de Apoyo a la Investigación de Costa de Ponent, Fundació Institut Universitari per a la Investigació en Atenció Primària Jordi Gol (IDIAPJGol), Cornellà de Llobregat, Barcelona, Spain; Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Bellaterra, Cerdanyola del Vallès, Spain
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Aranda-García S, Santos-Folgar M, Fernández-Méndez F, Barcala-Furelos R, Pardo Ríos M, Hernández Sánchez E, Varela-Varela L, San Román-Mata S, Rodríguez-Núñez A. "Dispatcher, Can You Help Me? A Woman Is Giving Birth". A Pilot Study of Remote Video Assistance with Smart Glasses. SENSORS (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2022; 23:s23010409. [PMID: 36617008 PMCID: PMC9824362 DOI: 10.3390/s23010409] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/09/2022] [Revised: 12/22/2022] [Accepted: 12/27/2022] [Indexed: 05/20/2023]
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Smart glasses (SG) could be a breakthrough in emergency situations, so the aim of this work was to assess the potential benefits of teleassistance with smart glasses (SG) from a midwife to a lifeguard in a simulated, unplanned, out-of-hospital birth (OHB). Thirty-eight lifeguards were randomized into SG and control (CG) groups. All participants were required to act in a simulated imminent childbirth with a maternal−fetal simulator (PROMPT Flex, Laerdal, Norway). The CG acted autonomously, while the SG group was video-assisted by a midwife through SG (Vuzix Blade, New York, NY, USA). The video assistance was based on the OHB protocol, speaking and receiving images on the SG. The performance time, compliance with the protocol steps, and perceived performance with the SG were evaluated. The midwife’s video assistance with SG allowed 35% of the SG participants to perform the complete OHB protocol. No CG participant was able to perform it (p = 0.005). All OHB protocol variables were significantly better in the SG group than in the CG (p < 0.05). Telemedicine through video assistance with SG is feasible so that a lifeguard with no knowledge of childbirth care can act according to the recommendations in a simulated, unplanned, uncomplicated OHB. Communication with the midwife by speaking and sending images to the SG is perceived as an important benefit to the performance.
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- Silvia Aranda-García
- GRAFAIS Research Group, Institut Nacional d’Educació Física de Catalunya (INEFC), Universitat de Barcelona, 08840 Barcelona, Spain
- CLINURSID Research Group, Psychiatry, Radiology, Public Health, Nursing and Medicine Department, Faculty of Nursing, University of Santiago de Compostela, 15782 Santiago de Compostela, Spain
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- REMOSS Research Group, Faculty of Education and Sport Sciences, Universidade de Vigo, 36310 Pontevedra, Spain
- School of Nursing from Pontevedra, Universidade de Vigo, 36004 Pontevedra, Spain
- Department of Obstetrics, Complexo Hospitalario Universitario de Pontevedra, SERGAS, 36002 Pontevedra, Spain
- Correspondence: (M.S.-F.); (S.S.R.-M.); Tel.: +00-(34)-886-211-900 (M.S.-F.); +00-(34)-630-120-241 (S.S.R.-M.)
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- CLINURSID Research Group, Psychiatry, Radiology, Public Health, Nursing and Medicine Department, Faculty of Nursing, University of Santiago de Compostela, 15782 Santiago de Compostela, Spain
- REMOSS Research Group, Faculty of Education and Sport Sciences, Universidade de Vigo, 36310 Pontevedra, Spain
- School of Nursing from Pontevedra, Universidade de Vigo, 36004 Pontevedra, Spain
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- CLINURSID Research Group, Psychiatry, Radiology, Public Health, Nursing and Medicine Department, Faculty of Nursing, University of Santiago de Compostela, 15782 Santiago de Compostela, Spain
- REMOSS Research Group, Faculty of Education and Sport Sciences, Universidade de Vigo, 36310 Pontevedra, Spain
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- Faculty of Nursing, Catholic University of Murcia (UCAM), 061 Emergency Services (112) of Murcia, 30107 Murcia, Spain
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- Faculty of Nursing, Catholic University of Murcia (UCAM), 061 Emergency Services (112) of Murcia, 30107 Murcia, Spain
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- Department of Obstetrics, Complexo Hospitalario Universitario de Pontevedra, SERGAS, 36002 Pontevedra, Spain
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- Faculty of Health Sciences of Melilla, University of Granada, 52005 Melilla, Spain
- Correspondence: (M.S.-F.); (S.S.R.-M.); Tel.: +00-(34)-886-211-900 (M.S.-F.); +00-(34)-630-120-241 (S.S.R.-M.)
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- CLINURSID Research Group, Psychiatry, Radiology, Public Health, Nursing and Medicine Department, Faculty of Nursing, University of Santiago de Compostela, 15782 Santiago de Compostela, Spain
- Pediatric Critical, Intermediate and Palliative Care Section, University Clinical Hospital of Santiago de Compostela, 15706 Santiago de Compostela, Spain
- Primary Care Interventions to Prevent Maternal and Child Chronic Diseases of Perinatal and Developmental Origin (RICORS), RD21/0012/0025, Instituto de Salud Carlos III, 28220 Madrid, Spain
- SICRUS Research Group, Health Research Institute of Santiago de Compostela (IDIS), 15706 Santiago de Compostela, Spain
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Formación RCParvulari: una metodología de formación en soporte vital básico aplicado al alumnado de 5 años de educación infantil: Efectividad en un ensayo clínico aleatorizado por conglomerados. An Pediatr (Barc) 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.anpedi.2022.05.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Otero-Agra M, Jorge-Soto C, Cosido-Cobos ÓJ, Blanco-Prieto J, Alfaya-Fernández C, García-Ordóñez E, Barcala-Furelos R. Can a voice assistant help bystanders save lives? A feasibility pilot study chatbot in beta version to assist OHCA bystanders. Am J Emerg Med 2022; 61:169-174. [PMID: 36155252 DOI: 10.1016/j.ajem.2022.09.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/25/2022] [Revised: 09/08/2022] [Accepted: 09/11/2022] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVE Evaluating the usefulness of a chat bot as an assistant during CPR care by laypersons. METHODS Twenty-one university graduates and university students naive in basic life support participated in this quasi-experimental simulation pilot trial. A version beta chatbot was designed to guide potential bystanders who need help in caring for cardiac arrest victims. Through a Question-Answering (Q&A) flowchart, the chatbot uses Voice Recognition Techniques to transform the user's audio into text. After the transformation, it generates the answer to provide the necessary help through machine and deep learning algorithms. A simulation test with a Laerdal Little Anne manikin was performed. Participants initiated the chatbot, which guided them through the recognition of a cardiac arrest event. After recognizing the cardiac arrest, the chatbot indicated the start of chest compressions for 2 min. Evaluation of the cardiac arrest recognition sequence was done via a checklist and the quality of CPR was collected with the Laerdal Instructor App. RESULTS 91% of participants were able to perform the entire sequence correctly. All participants checked the safety of the scene and made sure to call 112. 62% place their hands on the correct compression point. A media time of 158 s (IQR: 146-189) was needed for the whole process. 33% of participants achieved high-quality CPR with a median of 60% in QCPR (IQR: 9-86). Compression depth had a median of 42 mm (IQR: 33-53) and compression rate had a median of 100 compressions/min (IQR: 97-100). CONCLUSION The use of a voice assistant could be useful for people with no previous training to perform de out-of-hospital cardiac arrest recognition sequence. Chatbot was able to guide all participants to call 112 and to perform continuous chest compressions. The first version of the chatbot for potential bystanders naive in basic life support needs to be further developed to reduce response times and be more effective in giving feedback on chest compressions.
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- Martín Otero-Agra
- Pontevedra School of Nursing, University of Vigo, Joaquín Costa, 41, 36004 Pontevedra, Spain; REMOSS Research Group, Faculty of Physical Activity and Educational Science, University of Vigo, Campus a Xunqueira, s/n, 36005 Pontevedra. Spain
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- SICRUS Research Group, Santiago Health Research Institute. Choupana 15706, Santiago de Compostela, Spain; CLINURSID Research Group, Faculty of Nursing of Santiago, University of Santiago de Compostela, Praza do Obradoiro, 0, 15705, Spain.
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- REMOSS Research Group, Faculty of Physical Activity and Educational Science, University of Vigo, Campus a Xunqueira, s/n, 36005 Pontevedra. Spain
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- REMOSS Research Group, Faculty of Physical Activity and Educational Science, University of Vigo, Campus a Xunqueira, s/n, 36005 Pontevedra. Spain
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- REMOSS Research Group, Faculty of Physical Activity and Educational Science, University of Vigo, Campus a Xunqueira, s/n, 36005 Pontevedra. Spain; CLINURSID Research Group, Faculty of Nursing of Santiago, University of Santiago de Compostela, Praza do Obradoiro, 0, 15705, Spain
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Souza AD, Punja D, Prabhath S, Pandey AK. Influence of pretesting and a near peer sharing real life experiences on CPR training outcomes in first year medical students: a non-randomized quasi-experimental study. BMC MEDICAL EDUCATION 2022; 22:434. [PMID: 35668395 PMCID: PMC9172151 DOI: 10.1186/s12909-022-03506-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/31/2021] [Accepted: 05/20/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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BACKGROUND Existing literature on cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) training focuses on the knowledge and skill components while the attitudinal component is rarely addressed. There is a need to explore how peer interaction, learning atmosphere, and communication influence learning effectiveness during CPR training. Therefore, this study's objective was to evaluate how a senior student (near peer) sharing their real-life experience of performing CPR would influence medical students' learning and readiness to perform CPR. METHODS The present study involved 250 newly enrolled undergraduate medical students. The Solomon's four-group study design was used to evaluate the influence of both pretesting and peer interaction. Students belonging to two groups initially completed a pre-training knowledge test (pretest) and a questionnaire on readiness to perform CPR. Students from all four groups then participated in instructor-led hands-on skills training, after which the two intervention groups interacted with their senior, who shared their life experiences of performing CPR. Finally, all four groups underwent skills evaluation, immediate and delayed post-tests, and completed a questionnaire to assess readiness to perform CPR. The students also provided their feedback on the experience of interacting with a peer during the training. RESULTS Post-test scores were significantly higher than pretest scores (Kruskal-Wallis test, p < 0.05). Scores were significantly higher in pretested intervention groups than in the non-pretested non-intervention group (p < 0.05). Delayed post-test scores were slightly but not significantly lower than the immediate post-test scores with no significant difference observed in the scores among the groups. The pretested groups showed more readiness to perform CPR and the pretested intervention group were least concerned about acquiring infection during CPR. Students in all groups were confident of performing chest compressions correctly, and found it inspiring and motivating listening to and discussing real-life experiences with a near peer. CONCLUSIONS Hearing from peers about real-life CPR experience during CPR training sessions significantly impacted learning, enhanced student motivation to learn and may be an effective strategy to consider in routine CPR training. However, the positive effects of pretesting and peer interaction on knowledge were not sustained, highlighting a need for repeat training.
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- Anne D Souza
- Department of Anatomy, Kasturba Medical College, Manipal, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal, India
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- Department of Physiology, Kasturba Medical College, Manipal, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal, India.
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- Department of Anatomy, Kasturba Medical College, Manipal, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal, India
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- Department of Community Medicine, Kasturba Medical College, Manipal, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal, India
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Hu Y, Zheng B, Zhu L, Tang S, Lu Q, Song Q, Zhang N, Zhong Y. The effectiveness of emergency knowledge training of pediatric medical workers based on the knowledge, skills, simulation model: a quasi-experimental study. BMC MEDICAL EDUCATION 2022; 22:213. [PMID: 35351112 PMCID: PMC8966279 DOI: 10.1186/s12909-022-03267-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/04/2021] [Accepted: 03/16/2022] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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BACKGROUND Basic life support and advanced life support are essential emergency management skills for medical workers, and pediatricians' first aid skills can be improved through emergency knowledge training. METHODS A controlled pre-post-intervention quasi-experimental study design was used. The study setting was a tertiary children's hospital in China. In November 2019, a KSS model of emergency knowledge learning was developed and tested, and pediatric medical workers (N = 1448) were trained with it. The outcome measures were based on an emergency knowledge questionnaire devised by the authors that measured the effectiveness of training by comparing the pre-and post-training scores of the particpants. RESULTS Pediatric medical workers scored significantly higher in total emergency knowledge after the training course than before [75.00 (62.50, 85.00) versus 100.00 (95.00, 100.00); P = 0.00]. Basic life support and advanced life support knowledge score significantly improved after training. Teamwork scores were significantly higher after the training than before [5.00 (5.00, 10.00) versus 10.00 (10.00, 10.00); P = 0.00]. Scores were significantly higher after the training (P < 0.001), especially for case analysis questions (P = 0.00). The attitudes of the medical workers towards the training were all positive and affirmative. CONCLUSION The KSS model was shown to be effective in improving the emergency knowledge of pediatric medical workers. Future research will be to explore the effectiveness of the model with different participants and at other hospitals or other institutions such as schools, encouraging more people to participate in and evaluate the model to promote its optimization. TRIAL REGISTRATION Hunan Children's Hospital, HCHLL-2018-03.
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- Yaojia Hu
- Nursing Department, Hunan Children's Hospital, Changsha, China
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- The School of Pediatrics, Hengyang Medical School, University of South China Hunan Children's Hospital, Changsha, China
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- Nursing Department, Hunan Children's Hospital, Changsha, China
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- Medical Department Emergency Office, Hunan Children's Hospital, Changsha, China
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- Medical Department Emergency Office, Hunan Children's Hospital, Changsha, China
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- Department of Cardiology, Hunan Children's Hospital, Changsha, China
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- School of Nursing, Hunan University of Chinese Medicine, Changsha, China
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- Child Health Care Center, Hunan Children's Hospital, Changsha, China.
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Varela-Casal C, Abelairas-Gómez C, Otero-Agra M, Barcala-Furelos R, Rodríguez-Núñez A, Greif R. Teaching Basic Life Support to 5- to 8-Year-Old Children: A Cluster Randomized Trial. Pediatrics 2021; 148:peds.2021-051408. [PMID: 34518314 DOI: 10.1542/peds.2021-051408] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 07/28/2021] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVE We aimed to compare traditional basic life support (BLS) education with specific and innovative educative didactic material that has been previously designed and validated. METHODS Fifteen classes of schoolchildren aged 5 to 8 years (n = 237) were randomly assigned to 4 groups in which different didactic and complementary materials were used: (1) the Rescube tool with a cuddly toy (n = 61), (2) the Endless Book tool with a cuddly toy (n = 74), (3) traditional teaching with a cuddly toy (n = 46), and (4) traditional teaching with a manikin (n = 55). The BLS sequence was assessed at baseline (T0). After that, children took part in a one-hour theory and practice session in their assigned training modality. BLS sequence was assessed again within one week (T1) and after one month (T2). RESULTS The 4 modalities were successful in improving children's skills when comparing T0 with both T1 and T2 (P < .05). At T2, more schoolchildren remembered the complete BLS sequence after using the Rescube (75%) compared with the number of schoolchildren who remember the complete BLS sequence after using the Endless Book (53%), a manikin (42%), or a cuddly toy (13%) (P < .05). A higher proportion of participants who used the Rescube correctly performed all the BLS steps analyzed compared with those who used only the manikin or a cuddly toy during the learning phase. The Endless Book was also more effective except for learning to check consciousness and breathing. CONCLUSION Better BLS learning and knowledge retention outcomes were achieved by using our specific and adapted didactic materials (Rescube and Endless Book). These new educational tools have the potential to substantially support BLS school education programs.
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- Cristina Varela-Casal
- REMOSS Research Group, Faculty of Education and Sport Sciences, University of Vigo, Vigo, Spain
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- CLINURSID Research Group, Psychiatry, Radiology, Public Health, Nursing and Medicine Department .,Faculty of Education Sciences, Universidade de Santiago de Compostela, Santiago, Spain.,Simulation and Intensive Care Unit of Santiago (SICRUS) Research Group, Health Research Institute of Santiago
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- REMOSS Research Group, Faculty of Education and Sport Sciences, University of Vigo, Vigo, Spain
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- REMOSS Research Group, Faculty of Education and Sport Sciences, University of Vigo, Vigo, Spain.,CLINURSID Research Group, Psychiatry, Radiology, Public Health, Nursing and Medicine Department.,Simulation and Intensive Care Unit of Santiago (SICRUS) Research Group, Health Research Institute of Santiago
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- CLINURSID Research Group, Psychiatry, Radiology, Public Health, Nursing and Medicine Department.,Simulation and Intensive Care Unit of Santiago (SICRUS) Research Group, Health Research Institute of Santiago.,PICU, University Hospital of Santiago de Compostela-CHUS, Santiago de Compostela, Spain
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- Department of Anaesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Bern University Hospital, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland.,School of Medicine, Sigmund Freud University Vienna, Vienna, Austria
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Otero-Agra M, Varela-Casal C, Castillo-Pereiro N, Casillas-Cabana M, San Román-Mata S, Barcala-Furelos R, Rodríguez-Núñez A. Can we train the chain of survival while playing? Validation of the tool «Rescube». ANALES DE PEDIATRÍA (ENGLISH EDITION) 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.anpede.2020.07.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/22/2022] Open
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Out-of-hospital cardiac arrest attended by the sports professional: Recommendations for intervention and training in coexistence with COVID-19. APUNTS SPORTS MEDICINE 2021. [PMCID: PMC7881730 DOI: 10.1016/j.apunsm.2021.100351] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Comparison of Long-Term Effects between Chest Compression-Only CPR Training and Conventional CPR Training on CPR Skills among Police Officers. Healthcare (Basel) 2021; 9:healthcare9010034. [PMID: 33401707 PMCID: PMC7824449 DOI: 10.3390/healthcare9010034] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/04/2020] [Revised: 12/24/2020] [Accepted: 12/29/2020] [Indexed: 12/22/2022] Open
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Despite of the changes of out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) survival rise when bystander CPR is provided, this was only conducted in about 23% of OHCA patients in Korea in 2018. Police officers acting as first responders have a high chance of witnessing situations requiring CPR. We investigated long-term effects on CPR quality between chest compression-only CPR training and conventional CPR training in police officers to find an efficient CPR training method in a prospective, randomized, controlled trial. Police officers underwent randomization and received different CPR training. With the Brayden Pro application, we compared the accuracy of CPR skills immediately after training and the one after 3 months. Right after training, the conventional CPR group presented the accuracy of the CPR skills (compression rate: 74.6%, compression depth: 66.0%, recoil: 78.0%, compression position: 96.1%) and chest compression-only CPR group presented the accuracy of the CPR skills (compression rate: 74.5%, compression depth: 71.6%, recoil: 79.2%, compression position: 99.0%). Overall, both groups showed the good quality of CPR skills and had no meaningful difference right after the training. However, three months after training, overall accuracy of CPR skills decreased, a significant difference between two groups was observed for compression position (conventional CPR: 80.0%, chest compression only CPR: 95.0%). In multiple linear regression analysis, three months after CPR training, chest compression-only CPR training made CPR skills accuracy 28.5% higher. In conclusion, police officers showed good-quality CPR right after CPR training in both groups. But three months later, chest compression-only CPR training group had better retention of CPR skills. Therefore, chest compression-only CPR training is better to be a standard training method for police officers as first responders.
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[Can we train the chain of survival while playing? Validation of the tool «Rescube»]. An Pediatr (Barc) 2020; 94:213-222. [PMID: 32919930 DOI: 10.1016/j.anpedi.2020.07.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/11/2020] [Revised: 07/14/2020] [Accepted: 07/21/2020] [Indexed: 12/16/2022] Open
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PURPOSE To validate the content and adequacy of the «Rescube» training material that includes adapted information from the chain of survival. MATERIAL AND METHODS The study included three steps: (i)material development by 7 experts, following Delphi method; (ii)assessment of training material by 11 experts by means of a Likert score and calculation of content validity; and (iii)pilot study in two groups of 5 to 8years-old: Rescube group (GR; n=60) and Traditional group (GT; n=60). GR was trained with Rescube and a Teddy bear, while GT was traditionally trained with a pediatric manikin. Participants were individually assessed at baseline, and one week and one month after training. RESULTS All content validity indexes calculated are above the recommended cut-off for analysis with more than 9 experts (≥0,80). Children's learning results were positive, with percentages equal or higher than 80% in all registered variables at the first (one week) evaluation and equal or higher than 67% when evaluated one month after training. No significant differences were detected between groups. CONCLUSION The Rescube training tool based on infantile pictures is valid and useful to train young schoolchildren in the chain of survival.
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