PT - JOURNAL ARTICLE AU - Na, Ji Ung AU - Lee, Tae Rim AU - Kang, Mun Ju AU - Shin, Tae Gun AU - Sim, Min Seob AU - Jo, Ik Joon AU - Song, Keun Jeong AU - Jeong, Yeon Kwon TI - Basic life support skill improvement with newly designed renewal programme: cluster randomised study of small-group-discussion method versus practice-while-watching method AID - 10.1136/emermed-2013-202379 DP - 2014 Dec 01 TA - Emergency Medicine Journal PG - 964--969 VI - 31 IP - 12 4099 - http://emj.bmj.com/content/31/12/964.short 4100 - http://emj.bmj.com/content/31/12/964.full SO - Emerg Med J2014 Dec 01; 31 AB - Background For the basic life support (BLS) renewal course, we have devised a new educational programme entitled a small-group-discussion (SGD) programme using personalised video-based debriefing. Objective We compared the efficacy in BLS skill improvement of the SGD programme with the currently used practice-while-watching (PWW) programme, which uses a standardised education video. Method This was a prospective, cluster randomised study, conducted in a single centre, over 6 months from May 2009 to October 2009. Training was performed in two groups of participants, each group with a different renewal education programme. The efficacy of the programmes was compared using the modified Cardiff test and skill-reporting manikins. Results Results from 2169 participants were analysed: 1061 in the SGD programme group and 1108 in the PWW programme group. There were no differences between groups on the pretest, either in compression or non-compression skills. However, on the post-test, the SGD programme gave better results for both compression skills and non-compression skills. Conclusions The new SGD renewal programme is more effective than the PWW programme for improving skills in BLS renewal training.