High school basic life support training: Is the trainer’s experience of cardiopulmonary resuscitation in the actual setting important? A randomized control trial
نویسندگان
1 Department of Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing, Social Determinants of Health Research Center, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Rafsanjan University of Medical Sciences, Rafsanjan, Kerman Province, Iran
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3 Department of Community Health Nursing, Social Determinants of Health Research Center, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Rafsanjan University of Medical Science, Rafsanjan, Kerman Province, Iran
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چکیده
BACKGROUND: Although basic life support (BLS) has been taught in school by a varietyof professionals, it is still unclear that, whether the instructor’s previous cardiopulmonaryresuscitation (CPR) experience is an important factor. This study aimed to compare the effect ofBLS training, based on trainer experience in actual situations, on knowledge and skills of secondaryhigh school students.MATERIALS AND METHODS: In this randomized controlled trial, 150 high school students wereselected based on the inclusion criteria and then assigned into two groups, (76 in Group A), and (74in Group B) randomly. Both groups were trained according to adult BLS: 2020 American HeartAssociation guidelines on mannequins in three 60 min in‑person training sessions. The knowledgeand skill scores were measured for both groups before, immediately, and 1 month after interventionby a questionnaire. Data were analyzed by the SPSS software version 22, using Chi‑square,Mann–Whitney U, repeated‑measure ANOVA tests, and statistically modeling at a significancelevel of 0.05.RESULTS: There were no significant differences between groups regarding demographiccharacteristics. The knowledge and skill scores in both groups increased significantly comparedto baseline immediately and 1 month after the intervention (P = 0.001). However, there was nosignificant difference in knowledge scores between groups (P = 0.076(. However, at the immediacyand 1 month after the intervention, the skill score in “Group A” was significantly higher than the“Group B” (P = 0.001).CONCLUSIONS: The trainer’s experience of CPR in the actual setting in the transfer of BLSknowledge is not important, but it improved Student’s BSL skill acquisition score.
