RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Basic life support skill improvement with newly designed renewal programme: cluster randomised study of small-group-discussion method versus practice-while-watching method
JF Emergency Medicine Journal
JO Emerg Med J
FD BMJ Publishing Group Ltd and the British Association for Accident & Emergency Medicine
SP 964
OP 969
DO 10.1136/emermed-2013-202379
VO 31
IS 12
A1 Na, Ji Ung
A1 Lee, Tae Rim
A1 Kang, Mun Ju
A1 Shin, Tae Gun
A1 Sim, Min Seob
A1 Jo, Ik Joon
A1 Song, Keun Jeong
A1 Jeong, Yeon Kwon
YR 2014
UL http://emj.bmj.com/content/31/12/964.abstract
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.