Resuscitation
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Comparative Study
Benefits and shortcomings of mandatory first aid and basic life support courses for learner drivers.
Annually, more than 127,000 people are killed and at least 2.4 million people injured in road accidents in Europe. Consequently, in half of all countries in the European Union a first aid and basic life support course has become mandatory for learner drivers. The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of this course on participants' knowledge and self-assessed first aid and basic life support skills. ⋯ A mandatory course for learner drivers significantly improves participants' knowledge and their self-assessed skills in first aid and basic life support. However, improvements of the course should be considered on a number of key topics.
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Comparative Study
Paediatric resuscitation training--do medical students believe it should be a mandatory component of the curriculum?
Resuscitation outcomes are related to care delivered by 'first responders', even for hospitalized patients. Third year medical students (clinical clerks) at McGill University are trained and certified in Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) for critically ill adult patients, but receive only minimal instruction, in the form of a brief introductory lecture, on paediatric life support. ⋯ Medical students can learn from appropriately designed paediatric resuscitation courses and believe it should be mandatory in their training.
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Comparative Study
Increased incidence of CPR-related rib fractures in infants--is it related to changes in CPR technique?
A recent increase in the number of infants presenting at autopsy with rib fractures associated with cardio-pulmonary resuscitation (CPR) precipitated a study to determine whether such a phenomenon was related to recent revision of paediatric resuscitation guidelines. ⋯ The findings indicate that CPR-associated rib fractures have become more frequent in infants since changes in CPR techniques were introduced in 2005. This has important implications for both clinicians and pathologists in their assessment of rib fractures in this patient population.
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Comparative Study
Cardiopulmonary resuscitation in real life: the most frequent fears of lay rescuers.
Surviving cardiac arrest depends on early cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR). Only one third of cardiac arrest victims receive prompt CPR in spite of well-attended Basic Life Support (BLS) courses. Our study aimed to investigate that how many lay rescuers, capable of performing CPR, would do so, and to analyse their impeding fears. ⋯ This descriptive study demonstrates that the percentage that would really perform CPR is too low, particularly in the case of a child. Part of the course should be dedicated to discussing these arguments to ensure that all those capable of performing good CPR would immediately do so.
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Comparative Study
Toddler parents training, understanding, and perceptions of CPR.
Little is known about parent CPR skills and their perceptions of its use, especially in the context of drowning incidents among young children where parents are often the first responder. The primary objective of the study was to examine parental understanding of child and adult CPR, extent of CPR training, and parental confidence to perform CPR. ⋯ Our findings highlight the need for education interventions to address the substantial gaps in knowledge of CPR for all parents of young children.