NDLI: School children sufficiently apply life supporting first aid: a prospective investigation

Content Provider	Springer Nature : BioMed Central
Author	Fleischhackl, Roman Nuernberger, Alexander Sterz, Fritz Schoenberg, Christina Urso, Tania Habart, Tanja Mittlboeck, Martina Chandra-Strobos, Nisha
Abstract	Introduction The usefulness of CPR training in schools has been questioned because young students may not have the physical and cognitive skills needed to correctly perform such complex tasks correctly. Methods In pupils, who received six hours of CPR training from their teachers during a standard school semester at four months post training the following outcome parameters were assessed: CPR effectiveness, AED deployment, accuracy in checking vital signs, correctness of recovery position, and whether the ambulance service was effectively notified. Possible correlations of age, gender, body mass index (BMI), and outcome parameters were calculated. Results Of 147 students (mean age 13 ± 2 years), 86% performed CPR correctly. Median depth of chest compressions was 35 mm (inter quartile range (IQR) 31 to 41), and the median number of compressions per minute was 129 bpm (IQR 108 to 143). Sixty nine percent of the students tilted the mannequin head sufficiently for mouth to mouth resuscitation, and the median air volume delivered was 540 ml (IQR 0 to 750). Scores on other life supporting techniques were at least 80% or higher. Depth of chest compressions showed a correlation with BMI (r = 0.35; P < 0.0001), body weight (r = 0.38; P < 0.0001), and body height (r = 0.31; P = 0.0002) but not with age. All other outcomes were found to be unrelated to gender, age, or BMI. Conclusions Students as young as 9 years are able to successfully and effectively learn basic life support skills including AED deployment, correct recovery position and emergency calling. As in adults, physical strength may limit depth of chest compressions and ventilation volumes but skill retention is good.
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Page Count	7
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ISSN	13648535
DOI	10.1186/cc7984
Journal	Critical Care
Issue Number	4
Volume Number	13
Language	English
Publisher	BioMed Central
Publisher Date	2009-07-31
Access Restriction	Open
Subject Keyword	Intensive Critical Care Medicine Emergency Medicine Emergency Medical Service Chest Compression Inter Quartile Range Basic Life Support Automatic External Defibrillator
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article
Subject	Critical Care and Intensive Care Medicine
Journal Impact Factor	8.8/2023
5-Year Journal Impact Factor	10.4/2023

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