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Passive ultra-brief video training improves performance of compression-only cardiopulmonary resuscitation.

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Benoit, JL; Vogele, J; Hart, KW; Lindsell, CJ; McMullan, JT
Published in: Resuscitation
June 2017

BACKGROUND: Bystander compression-only cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) improves survival after out-of-hospital cardiac arrest. To broaden CPR training, 1-2min ultra-brief videos have been disseminated via the Internet and television. Our objective was to determine whether participants passively exposed to a televised ultra-brief video perform CPR better than unexposed controls. METHODS: This before-and-after study was conducted with non-patients in an urban Emergency Department waiting room. The intervention was an ultra-brief CPR training video displayed via closed-circuit television 3-6 times/hour. Participants were unaware of the study and not told to watch the video. Pre-intervention, no video was displayed. Participants were asked to demonstrate compression-only CPR on a manikin. Performance was scored based on critical actions: check for responsiveness, call for help, begin compressions immediately, and correct hand placement, compression rate and depth. The primary outcome was the proportion of participants who performed all actions correctly. RESULTS: There were 50 control and 50 exposed participants. Mean age was 37, 51% were African-American, 52% were female, and 10% self-reported current CPR certification. There were no statistically significant differences in baseline characteristics between groups. The number of participants who performed all actions correctly was 0 (0%) control vs. 10 (20%) exposed (difference 20%, 95% confidence interval [CI] 8.9-31.1%, p<0.001). Correct compression rate and depth were 11 (22%) control vs. 22 (44%) exposed (22%, 95% CI 4.1-39.9%, p=0.019), and 5 (10%) control vs. 15 (30%) exposed (20%, 95% CI 4.8-35.2%, p=0.012), respectively. CONCLUSION: Passive ultra-brief video training is associated with improved performance of compression-only CPR.

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Resuscitation

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1873-1570

Publication Date

June 2017

Volume

115

Start / End Page

116 / 119

Location

Ireland

Related Subject Headings

  • Prospective Studies
  • Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest
  • Middle Aged
  • Manikins
  • Male
  • Humans
  • Female
  • Emergency & Critical Care Medicine
  • Controlled Before-After Studies
  • Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation
 

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Benoit, J. L., Vogele, J., Hart, K. W., Lindsell, C. J., & McMullan, J. T. (2017). Passive ultra-brief video training improves performance of compression-only cardiopulmonary resuscitation. Resuscitation, 115, 116–119. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.resuscitation.2017.04.008
Benoit, Justin L., Jennifer Vogele, Kimberly W. Hart, Christopher J. Lindsell, and Jason T. McMullan. “Passive ultra-brief video training improves performance of compression-only cardiopulmonary resuscitation.Resuscitation 115 (June 2017): 116–19. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.resuscitation.2017.04.008.
Benoit JL, Vogele J, Hart KW, Lindsell CJ, McMullan JT. Passive ultra-brief video training improves performance of compression-only cardiopulmonary resuscitation. Resuscitation. 2017 Jun;115:116–9.
Benoit, Justin L., et al. “Passive ultra-brief video training improves performance of compression-only cardiopulmonary resuscitation.Resuscitation, vol. 115, June 2017, pp. 116–19. Pubmed, doi:10.1016/j.resuscitation.2017.04.008.
Benoit JL, Vogele J, Hart KW, Lindsell CJ, McMullan JT. Passive ultra-brief video training improves performance of compression-only cardiopulmonary resuscitation. Resuscitation. 2017 Jun;115:116–119.
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Published In

Resuscitation

DOI

EISSN

1873-1570

Publication Date

June 2017

Volume

115

Start / End Page

116 / 119

Location

Ireland

Related Subject Headings

  • Prospective Studies
  • Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest
  • Middle Aged
  • Manikins
  • Male
  • Humans
  • Female
  • Emergency & Critical Care Medicine
  • Controlled Before-After Studies
  • Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation