Abstract
Background
The 2010 Consensus on Science and Treatment Recommendations Statement recommended that short video/computer self-instruction courses, with minimal or no instructor coaching, combined with hands-on practice can be considered an effective alternative to instructor-led basic life support courses. The purpose of this study was to examine the effectiveness of a simplified cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) training program for non-medical staff working at a university hospital.
Methods
Before and immediately after a 45-min CPR training program consisting of instruction on chest compression and automated external defibrillator (AED) use with a personal training manikin, CPR skills were automatically recorded and evaluated. Participants’ attitudes towards CPR were evaluated by a questionnaire survey.
Results
From September 2011 through March 2013, 161 participants attended the program. We evaluated chest compression technique in 109 of these participants. The number of chest compressions delivered after the program versus that before was significantly greater (110.8 ± 13.0/min vs 94.2 ± 27.4/min, p < 0.0001), interruption of chest compressions was significantly shorter (0.05 ± 0.34 sec/30 sec vs 0.89 ± 3.52 sec/30 sec, p < 0.05), mean depth of chest compressions was significantly greater (57.6 ± 6.8 mm vs 52.2 ± 9.4 mm, p < 0.0001), and the proportion of incomplete chest compressions of <5 cm among all chest compressions was significantly decreased (8.9 ± 23.2% vs 38.6 ± 42.9%, p < 0.0001). Of the 159 participants who responded to the questionnaire survey after the program, the proportion of participants who answered ‘I can check for a response,’ ‘I can perform chest compressions,’ and ‘I can absolutely or I think I can use an AED’ increased versus that before the program (81.8% vs 19.5%, 77.4% vs 10.1%, 84.3% vs 23.3%, respectively).
Conclusions
A 45-min simplified CPR training program on chest compression and AED use improved CPR quality and the attitude towards CPR and AED use of non-medical staff of a university hospital.
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1 Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, Department of Traumatology and Acute Critical Medicine, Osaka, Japan (GRID:grid.136593.b) (ISNI:0000000403733971)
2 Yoshida Honmachi, Kyoto University Health Service, Sakyo-ku, Japan (GRID:grid.258799.8) (ISNI:0000 0004 0372 2033)
3 Social Insurance Chukyo Hospital, Department of Trauma, Critical Care Medicine and Burn Center, Nagoya, Japan (GRID:grid.414470.2) (ISNI:0000000403779435)
4 Osaka University Hospital, Department of Medical Innovation, Osaka, Japan (GRID:grid.412398.5) (ISNI:0000000404034283)
5 Osaka University Hospital, Department of General Medicine, Osaka, Japan (GRID:grid.412398.5) (ISNI:0000000404034283)
6 Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, Department of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care, Osaka, Japan (GRID:grid.136593.b) (ISNI:0000000403733971)