KMID : 1100620200070040245
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Clinical and Experimental Emergency Medicine 2020 Volume.7 No. 4 p.245 ~ p.249
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Outcome of basic life support training among primary school students in Southeast Asia
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Suwanpairoj Chananthon
Wongsombut Thanakorn Maisawat Kittipitch Torod Nita Jaengkrajan Ampaka Sritharo Natchaya Atthapreyangkul Nattikarn Wittayachamnankul Borwon
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Abstract
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Objective: This study aimed to evaluate how BLS courses affect primary school students¡¯ knowledge, attitudes, and life support skills; investigate how medical students¡¯ knowledge and competence in teaching BLS can improve by serving as instructors.
Methods: This experimental study was conducted in a rural primary school. First-year medical students conducted a BLS course for grade 4 and 5 primary school students with a 6?7:1 ratio of trainees-to-trainer. All trainers had completed a BLS course before the course. This 3.5-hour simulation-based course covered chest compressions and automated external defibrillator use. The pre- and post-course assessments included multiple choice questions toward BLS, practical skills test, and attitude test. For medical students, evaluation was conducted by attitude test, both pre- and post-teaching.
Results: The mean pre- and post-test scores increased from 5.74¡¾0.10 to 9.43¡¾0.13 (P<0.01). The increase in the scores was the same for both the students and the teachers (3.05¡¾0.60 vs. 3.68¡¾0.16, P=0.33). After the course, more than 90% of the students could perform all the procedures involved in BLS and automated external defibrillation. Medical students showed an improved understanding of CPR and confidence in performing and teaching CPR (both, P<0.01).
Conclusion: Primary school students can learn how to perform BLS through simulation-based learning. Simulation-based training can improve their attitude and provide them with knowledge and crucial skill sets, improving their confidence in performing BLS. Furthermore, teachers¡¯ attitudes and confidence toward CPR improved after teaching CPR.
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KEYWORD
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Schools, Simulation training, Cardiopulmonary resuscitation, Medical education
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