CPR training without an instructor: development and evaluation of a video self-instructional system for effective performance of cardiopulmonary resuscitation

Traditional classroom-based instruction of cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) has failed to achieve desired rates of bystander CPR. Video self-instruction (VSI) is a more accessible alternative to traditional classroom instruction (TRAD), and it achieves better CPR skill performance. VSI employs a...

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Published in:Resuscitation 1997-06, Vol.34 (3), p.207-220
Main Authors: Braslow, Allan, Brennan, Robert T, Newman, Mary M, Bircher, Nicholas G, Batcheller, Anne M, Kaye, William
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult
BCLS
BLS
Cardiopulmonary resuscitation
Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation - education
CPR training
Education
Education - methods
Evaluation Studies as Topic
Humans
Multivariate Analysis
Program Evaluation
Programmed Instruction as Topic - standards
Retention (Psychology)
Self-Assessment
Training methods
Videotape
Videotape Recording
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Summary:Traditional classroom-based instruction of cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) has failed to achieve desired rates of bystander CPR. Video self-instruction (VSI) is a more accessible alternative to traditional classroom instruction (TRAD), and it achieves better CPR skill performance. VSI employs a 34-min training tape and an inexpensive manikin. VSI combines simplified and reordered content focusing on the delivery of one-rescuer CPR with the `practice-as-you-watch' approach of an exercise video. Performance of CPR skills immediately following VSI was compared to performance immediately following TRAD using an instrumented manikin, a valid and reliable skill checklist, and an overall competency rating. Compared with TRAD subjects, VSI subjects performed more compressions correctly ( P
ISSN:0300-9572
1873-1570
DOI:10.1016/S0300-9572(97)01096-4