Basic Life Support Training Methods for Health Science Students: A Systematic Review

The acquisition of competencies in basic life support (BLS) among university students of health sciences requires specific and updated training; therefore, the aim of this review was to identify, evaluate, and synthesise the available scientific knowledge on the effect of training in cardiorespirato...

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Published in:International journal of environmental research and public health 2019-03, Vol.16 (5), p.768
Main Authors: García-Suárez, Mario, Méndez-Martínez, Carlos, Martínez-Isasi, Santiago, Gómez-Salgado, Juan, Fernández-García, Daniel
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Cardiopulmonary resuscitation
Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation - education
Clinical Competence
Clinical trials
Clinical Trials as Topic
CPR
Health care
Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice
Health sciences
Humans
Knowledge
Learning
Medical Subject Headings-MeSH
Motor ability
Nursing education
Quality
Researchers
Retraining
Review
Simulation
Students
Students, Health Occupations
Studies
Systematic review
Teaching
Teaching methods
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Summary:The acquisition of competencies in basic life support (BLS) among university students of health sciences requires specific and updated training; therefore, the aim of this review was to identify, evaluate, and synthesise the available scientific knowledge on the effect of training in cardiorespiratory resuscitation in this population. A comprehensive literature search was conducted in MEDLINE, CUIDEN, Web of Science, Wiley Online Library, CINAHL, and Cochrane, including all randomised clinical trials published in the last ten years that evaluated basic life support training methods among these students. We selected a total of 11 randomissed clinical trials that met the inclusion criteria. Participants were nursing and medicine students who received theoretical and practical training in basic life support. The studies showed a great heterogeneity in training methods and evaluators, as did the feedback devices used in the practical evaluations and in the measurement of quality of cardiorespiratory resuscitation. In spite of the variety of information resulting from the training methods in basic life support, we conclude that mannequins with voice-guided feedback proved to be more effective than the other resources analysed for learning.
ISSN:1660-4601
1661-7827
1660-4601
DOI:10.3390/ijerph16050768