The need for wider dissemination of CPR skills: are schools the answer?

Retention of Knowledge and Skills After a Basic Life Support Course for Schoolchildren: A Prospective Study

“…Plotnikoff and Moore had long before reported that good BLS knowledge acquisition does not correlate well with the quality of BLS skills performance. 19 Skills deterioration has repeatedly been reported by numerous authors 1 , 12 , 19 and results from our study confirm their findings. Five months after the course safety measures were omitted in most cases.…”

Retention of Knowledge and Skills After a Basic Life Support Course for Schoolchildren: A Prospective Study

“…Plotnikoff and Moore had long before reported that good BLS knowledge acquisition does not correlate well with the quality of BLS skills performance. 19 Skills deterioration has repeatedly been reported by numerous authors 1 , 12 , 19 and results from our study confirm their findings. Five months after the course safety measures were omitted in most cases.…”

CPR knowledge and attitude to performing bystander CPR among secondary school students in Norway

“…Lack of skill retention even a short time after courses has been documented by others. 33,34 This underlines the need for follow up courses, and in our study, the majority of the students supported compulsory BLS training in school and would even like to have more training in addition to the basic curriculum. Thus, the motivation among the students is strong.…”

Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation Training in Schools: A Comparison of Trainee Satisfaction among Different Age Groups

“…Previous investigators have reported that school-age children are easy to train and show energetic interest. 12,16 Instructors in the present study noted that it was easier and more interesting to teach primary school students than high school students, because primary school students paid more attention and were eager to learn BLS, probably because of their curiosity. Comparisons between the attitudes of younger and older students toward BLS training could mirror comparisons between children and the adult population.…”

Retention of Knowledge and Skills After a Basic Life Support Course for Schoolchildren: A Prospective Study

“…Plotnikoff and Moore had long before reported that good BLS knowledge acquisition does not correlate well with the quality of BLS skills performance. 19 Skills deterioration has repeatedly been reported by numerous authors 1 , 12 , 19 and results from our study confirm their findings. Five months after the course safety measures were omitted in most cases.…”

CPR knowledge and attitude to performing bystander CPR among secondary school students in Norway

“…Lack of skill retention even a short time after courses has been documented by others. 33,34 This underlines the need for follow up courses, and in our study, the majority of the students supported compulsory BLS training in school and would even like to have more training in addition to the basic curriculum. Thus, the motivation among the students is strong.…”

Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation Training in Schools: A Comparison of Trainee Satisfaction among Different Age Groups

“…Previous investigators have reported that school-age children are easy to train and show energetic interest. 12,16 Instructors in the present study noted that it was easier and more interesting to teach primary school students than high school students, because primary school students paid more attention and were eager to learn BLS, probably because of their curiosity. Comparisons between the attitudes of younger and older students toward BLS training could mirror comparisons between children and the adult population.…”

Retention of Knowledge and Skills After a Basic Life Support Course for Schoolchildren: A Prospective Study

“…Plotnikoff and Moore had long before reported that good BLS knowledge acquisition does not correlate well with the quality of BLS skills performance. 19 Skills deterioration has repeatedly been reported by numerous authors 1 , 12 , 19 and results from our study confirm their findings. Five months after the course safety measures were omitted in most cases.…”

CPR knowledge and attitude to performing bystander CPR among secondary school students in Norway

“…Lack of skill retention even a short time after courses has been documented by others. 33,34 This underlines the need for follow up courses, and in our study, the majority of the students supported compulsory BLS training in school and would even like to have more training in addition to the basic curriculum. Thus, the motivation among the students is strong.…”

Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation Training in Schools: A Comparison of Trainee Satisfaction among Different Age Groups

“…Previous investigators have reported that school-age children are easy to train and show energetic interest. 12,16 Instructors in the present study noted that it was easier and more interesting to teach primary school students than high school students, because primary school students paid more attention and were eager to learn BLS, probably because of their curiosity. Comparisons between the attitudes of younger and older students toward BLS training could mirror comparisons between children and the adult population.…”