Evaluation of Basic Life Support Skills of a Spanish Secondary School After a Short Intervention

¹Primary Care Resident of Delicias Sur Health Center, Zaragoza, Spain.

²Primary Care physician in Delicias Sur Health Center, Zaragoza, Spain.

Corresponding Author: Esteban-Zubero Eduardo, Department of Pharmacology and Physiology, University of Zaragoza, Spain,
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Received Date: 17 Dec 2016 
Accepted Date: 16 Jan 2017   
Published Date: 19 Jan 2017

Copyright © 2017 Esteban-Zubero E

Citation: Esteban-Zubero E, Baquer-Sahún CA, Trueba-Insa S, Jordán-Domingo M, et al. (2017). Evaluation of Basic Life Support Skills of a Spanish Secondary School After a Short Intervention. Mathews J Case Rep 2(1): 025.

ABSTRACT

Introduction: Cardiac arrest constitutes one of the main causes of mortality in the world. The early initiation of cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) has been found to be directly related to survival rates. Several studies observed the relevance of teaching it in schools. The present study values the knowledge of CPR in adolescents of a Spanish institute before and after the development of an educational activity.
Material and Methods: A theoretical-practical program was developed in adolescents between 15 and 17 years old. The knowledge about CPR was evaluated with 3 questions before and after the activity. The questions asked about the emergency telephone numbers, the need to initiate CPR on a breathing but unconscious patient, and the number of compressions and ventilations per cycle during CPR.
Results: A total of 88 surveys were collected. Statistically significant improvements were observed in all cases after the development of the activity (p< 0.05 in question 1, p< 0.01 in question 2 and 3).
Conclusion: The teaching of basic CPR in schools is considered a useful and effective way of reducing mortality rates in patients with cardiac arrest. Due to that, within the educational process, basic CPR should be considered as an essential subject

KEYWORDS

Adolescents; Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation; Cardiac Arrest; Institutes; Schools.