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Resuscitation training in small-group setting – gender matters

BACKGROUND: Within cardiopulmonary resuscitation external chest compressions (ECC) are of outstanding importance. Frequent training in Basic Life Support (BLS) may improve the performance, but the perfect method or environment is still a matter of research. The objective of this study was to evaluat...

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Autores principales: Sopka, Saša, Biermann, Henning, Rossaint, Rolf, Rex, Steffen, Jäger, Michael, Skorning, Max, Heussen, Nicole, Beckers, Stefan K
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3637824/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23590998
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1757-7241-21-30
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author Sopka, Saša
Biermann, Henning
Rossaint, Rolf
Rex, Steffen
Jäger, Michael
Skorning, Max
Heussen, Nicole
Beckers, Stefan K
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Rossaint, Rolf
Rex, Steffen
Jäger, Michael
Skorning, Max
Heussen, Nicole
Beckers, Stefan K
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description BACKGROUND: Within cardiopulmonary resuscitation external chest compressions (ECC) are of outstanding importance. Frequent training in Basic Life Support (BLS) may improve the performance, but the perfect method or environment is still a matter of research. The objective of this study was to evaluate whether practical performance and retention of skills in resuscitation training may be influenced by the gender composition in learning groups. METHODS: Participants were allocated to three groups for standardized BLS-training: Female group (F): only female participants; Male group (M): only male participants; Standard group (S): male and female participants. All groups were trained with the standardized 4-step-approach method. Assessment of participants’ performance was done before training (t1), after one week (t2) and eight months later (t3) on a manikin in the same cardiac arrest single-rescuer-scenario. Participants were 251 Laypersons (mean age 21; SD 4; range 18–42 years; females 63%) without previous medical knowledge. Endpoints: compression rate 90-110/min; mean compression depth 38–51 mm. Standardized questionnaires were used for the evaluation of attitude and learning environment. RESULTS: After one week group F performed significantly better with respect to the achievement of the correct mean compression depth (F: 63% vs. S: 43%; p = 0.02). Moreover, groups F and S were the only groups which were able to improve their performance concerning the mean compression rate (t1: 35%; t3: 52%; p = 0.04). Female participants felt more comfortable in the female–only environment. CONCLUSIONS: Resuscitation training in gender-segregated groups has an effect on individual performance with superior ECC skills in the female-only learning groups. Female participants could improve their skills by a more suitable learning environment, while male participants in the standard group felt less distracted by their peers than male participants in the male-only group.
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spelling pubmed-36378242013-04-28 Resuscitation training in small-group setting – gender matters Sopka, Saša Biermann, Henning Rossaint, Rolf Rex, Steffen Jäger, Michael Skorning, Max Heussen, Nicole Beckers, Stefan K Scand J Trauma Resusc Emerg Med Original Research BACKGROUND: Within cardiopulmonary resuscitation external chest compressions (ECC) are of outstanding importance. Frequent training in Basic Life Support (BLS) may improve the performance, but the perfect method or environment is still a matter of research. The objective of this study was to evaluate whether practical performance and retention of skills in resuscitation training may be influenced by the gender composition in learning groups. METHODS: Participants were allocated to three groups for standardized BLS-training: Female group (F): only female participants; Male group (M): only male participants; Standard group (S): male and female participants. All groups were trained with the standardized 4-step-approach method. Assessment of participants’ performance was done before training (t1), after one week (t2) and eight months later (t3) on a manikin in the same cardiac arrest single-rescuer-scenario. Participants were 251 Laypersons (mean age 21; SD 4; range 18–42 years; females 63%) without previous medical knowledge. Endpoints: compression rate 90-110/min; mean compression depth 38–51 mm. Standardized questionnaires were used for the evaluation of attitude and learning environment. RESULTS: After one week group F performed significantly better with respect to the achievement of the correct mean compression depth (F: 63% vs. S: 43%; p = 0.02). Moreover, groups F and S were the only groups which were able to improve their performance concerning the mean compression rate (t1: 35%; t3: 52%; p = 0.04). Female participants felt more comfortable in the female–only environment. CONCLUSIONS: Resuscitation training in gender-segregated groups has an effect on individual performance with superior ECC skills in the female-only learning groups. Female participants could improve their skills by a more suitable learning environment, while male participants in the standard group felt less distracted by their peers than male participants in the male-only group. BioMed Central 2013-04-16 /pmc/articles/PMC3637824/ /pubmed/23590998 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1757-7241-21-30 Text en Copyright © 2013 Sopka et al.; licensee BioMed Central Ltd. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0 This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
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Rex, Steffen
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Skorning, Max
Heussen, Nicole
Beckers, Stefan K
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title_short Resuscitation training in small-group setting – gender matters
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3637824/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23590998
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1757-7241-21-30
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