Comparison of Three Methods of Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation Training in Terms of Improving the Skills of Emergency Medical Technicians; a Pretest

Comparison of Three Methods of Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation Training in Terms of Improving the Skills of Emergency Medical Technicians; a Pretest–Posttest Study Publisher

Madadian S¹ ; Rahimi M² ; Saberian P² ; Hasanisharamin P⁴ ; Orandi A² ; Jalali A³ ; Pestechi SK² ; Aarabi S³ ; Faghani M⁵

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1. School of Medicine, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
2. Department of Anesthesiology, Imam Khomeini Hospital Complex, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
3. Department of Emergency Medicine, Sina Hospital, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
4. Tehran Emergency Medical Service Center, Tehran, Iran
5. Department of Internal Medicine, Shariati Hospital, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran

Source: Frontiers in Emergency Medicine Published:2023

Abstract

Objective: There are several methods for teaching emergency medical technicians (EMTs) cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR); but choosing the most effective option depends on several factors. This study was designed to compare the effectiveness of three different CPR training methods, including traditional, peer, and virtual methods, for EMTs. Methods: This study was a pretest-posttest study, which was performed from March to September 2020 in Tehran, Iran. Participants were EMTs working in the operations department of the EMS center. In the first step, for the pretest evaluation, an Objective Structured Clinical Evaluation (OSCE) exam was held for all participants. Thereafter, the subjects were divided into 3 groups including master-centered traditional collective education, peer training, and virtual courses. Then the participants underwent educational intervention and after that, another OSCE exam was held about 1 week after the sessions to evaluate the effect of interventions. Results: At first, 156 volunteers entered the study and participated in the pretest OSCE exam, of which 125 volunteers participated in the posttest OSCE exam. Of these, 51 volunteers participated in the peer education group, 35 volunteers were in the virtual education group, and 39 volunteers in the classic education group. The mean score of the participants in all 4 assessed skills, including endotracheal intubation, laryngeal mask airway insertion, basic life support, and advanced life support, increased significantly after educational intervention in all 3 groups (p<0.05); and this increase was higher in the virtual group compared to the other two groups (p<0.05). Conclusion: We found that virtual training was more effective than classic and peer training for CPR training of EMTs. © 2023 Tehran University of Medical Sciences.

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MLA	Madadian S, et al.. "Comparison of Three Methods of Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation Training in Terms of Improving the Skills of Emergency Medical Technicians; a Pretest–Posttest Study." Frontiers in Emergency Medicine, vol. 7, no. 2, 2023, pp. -.
APA	Madadian S, Rahimi M, Saberian P, Hasanisharamin P, Orandi A, Jalali A, Pestechi SK, Aarabi S, Faghani M (2023). Comparison of Three Methods of Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation Training in Terms of Improving the Skills of Emergency Medical Technicians; a Pretest–Posttest Study. Frontiers in Emergency Medicine, 7(2), -.
Chicago	Madadian S, Rahimi M, Saberian P, Hasanisharamin P, Orandi A, Jalali A, Pestechi SK, Aarabi S, Faghani M. "Comparison of Three Methods of Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation Training in Terms of Improving the Skills of Emergency Medical Technicians; a Pretest–Posttest Study." Frontiers in Emergency Medicine 7, no. 2 (2023): -.
Harvard	Madadian S et al. (2023) 'Comparison of Three Methods of Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation Training in Terms of Improving the Skills of Emergency Medical Technicians; a Pretest–Posttest Study', Frontiers in Emergency Medicine, 7(2), pp. -.
Vancouver	Madadian S, Rahimi M, Saberian P, Hasanisharamin P, Orandi A, Jalali A, et al.. Comparison of Three Methods of Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation Training in Terms of Improving the Skills of Emergency Medical Technicians; a Pretest–Posttest Study. Frontiers in Emergency Medicine. 2023;7(2):-.
BibTex	@article{ author = {Madadian S and Rahimi M and Saberian P and Hasanisharamin P and Orandi A and Jalali A and Pestechi SK and Aarabi S and Faghani M}, title = {Comparison of Three Methods of Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation Training in Terms of Improving the Skills of Emergency Medical Technicians; a Pretest–Posttest Study}, journal = {Frontiers in Emergency Medicine}, volume = {7}, number = {2}, pages = {-}, year = {2023} }
RIS	TY - JOUR AU - Madadian S AU - Rahimi M AU - Saberian P AU - Hasanisharamin P AU - Orandi A AU - Jalali A AU - Pestechi SK AU - Aarabi S AU - Faghani M TI - Comparison of Three Methods of Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation Training in Terms of Improving the Skills of Emergency Medical Technicians; a Pretest–Posttest Study JO - Frontiers in Emergency Medicine VL - 7 IS - 2 SP - EP - PY - 2023 ER -

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