Basic Life Support Training Methods for Health Science Students: A Systematic Review

Mario García-Suárez, Carlos Méndez-Martínez, Santiago Martínez-Isasi, Juan Gómez-Salgado and Daniel Fernández-García
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Mario García-Suárez: University Hospital of León, 24008 León, Spain
Carlos Méndez-Martínez: University Hospital of León, 24008 León, Spain
Santiago Martínez-Isasi: Health and Podiatry Unit, Department of Health Sciences, Faculty of Nursing and Podiatry, Universidade da Coruña, Campus de Esteiro, 15403 Ferrol, Spain
Juan Gómez-Salgado: Department of Nursing, University of Huelva, 21007 Huelva, Spain
Daniel Fernández-García: Department of Nursing and Physiotherapy, University of Leon, 24071 León, Spain

IJERPH, 2019, vol. 16, issue 5, 1-15

Abstract: The acquisition of competencies in basic life support (BLS) among university students of health sciences requires specific and updated training; therefore, the aim of this review was to identify, evaluate, and synthesise the available scientific knowledge on the effect of training in cardiorespiratory resuscitation in this population. A comprehensive literature search was conducted in MEDLINE, CUIDEN, Web of Science, Wiley Online Library, CINAHL, and Cochrane, including all randomised clinical trials published in the last ten years that evaluated basic life support training methods among these students. We selected a total of 11 randomissed clinical trials that met the inclusion criteria. Participants were nursing and medicine students who received theoretical and practical training in basic life support. The studies showed a great heterogeneity in training methods and evaluators, as did the feedback devices used in the practical evaluations and in the measurement of quality of cardiorespiratory resuscitation. In spite of the variety of information resulting from the training methods in basic life support, we conclude that mannequins with voice-guided feedback proved to be more effective than the other resources analysed for learning.

Keywords: training; health students; cardiorespiratory resuscitation; basic life support (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2019
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