Open AccessA randomised controlled comparison of video versus instructor-based compression only life support training
Author(s) -
Shahna Ali,
Manazir Athar,
Syed Moied Ahmed
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
indian journal of anaesthesia/indian journal of anaesthesia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.645
H-Index - 30
eISSN - 0976-2817
pISSN - 0019-5049
DOI - 10.4103/ija.ija_737_18
Subject(s) - medicine , cardiopulmonary resuscitation , observational study , randomized controlled trial , psychomotor learning , basic life support , population , physical therapy , functional illiteracy , quality of life (healthcare) , resuscitation , emergency medicine , nursing , cognition , environmental health , psychiatry , political science , law
Sudden cardiac deaths remain a major health problem worldwide. Most of these cases generally involve out of hospital cardiac arrest, making the role of bystander resuscitation very crucial. In the developing countries, illiteracy and scarcity of health professionals is a great barrier to cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) training. Video-based CPR training can offer an easily accessible modality in these situations. Hence, this study was conducted with an aim to assess the efficacy of video-based training in comparison to the traditional instructor-based CPR training in layman.