Pediatric Ventilation Skills by Non-Healthcare Students: Effectiveness, Self-Perception, and Preference

Santiago Martínez-Isasi, Cristina Jorge-Soto (), Cecilia Castro-Fernández, Clara Baltar-Lorenzo, María Sobrido-Prieto, Jose Manteiga-Urbón and Roberto Barcala-Furelos
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Santiago Martínez-Isasi: CLINURSID Research Group, University of Santiago de Compostela, 15782 Santiago de Compostela, Spain
Cristina Jorge-Soto: CLINURSID Research Group, University of Santiago de Compostela, 15782 Santiago de Compostela, Spain
Cecilia Castro-Fernández: Nursing Faculty of Santiago de Compostela, University of Santiago de Compostela, 15782 Santiago de Compostela, Spain
Clara Baltar-Lorenzo: Nursing Faculty of Santiago de Compostela, University of Santiago de Compostela, 15782 Santiago de Compostela, Spain
María Sobrido-Prieto: Health Sciences Department, University of A Coruña, 15071 A Coruña, Spain
Jose Manteiga-Urbón: Pediatric Emergencies Unit, Biomedic Research Institute of A Coruña—INIBIC, University Hospital of A Coruña (CHUAC), SERGAS, 15006 A Coruña, Spain
Roberto Barcala-Furelos: CLINURSID Research Group, University of Santiago de Compostela, 15782 Santiago de Compostela, Spain

IJERPH, 2023, vol. 20, issue 4, 1-10

Abstract: Since a great number of infant cardiopulmonary arrests occur outside of the hospital, it is crucial to train laypersons in cardiopulmonary resuscitation techniques, especially those professionals that will work with infants and children. The main objective of this study was to evaluate the efectiveness of ventilations performed by professional training students. The secondary objective was to analyze the preference between different ventilation and chest-compression methods. The sample consisted of 32 professional training students, 15 preschool students, and 17 physical education students. The activity was conducted separately for each group, and we provided a 10 min theoretical training about infant basic life support followed by a 45 min practical training using a Laerdal Little Anne QCPR CPR manikin. A practical test in pairs was organized to record the ventilation as performed by the participants, establishing the difference between the efficacious and the non-efficacious ones. Furthermore, we handed out a survey before and after training to evaluate their knowledge. More than 90% of the students completely agreed with the importance of learning cardiopulmonary resuscitation techniques for their professional future. More than half of the sample considered that they perform the rescue breathings with the mouth-to-mouth method better. We observed that through mouth-to-mouth-nose ventilations, the number of effective ventilations was significantly higher than the effective ventilations provided by a self-inflating bag and mask (EffectiveMtoMN 6.42 ± 4.27 vs. EffectiveMask 4.75 ± 3.63 ( p = 0.007)), which was the preferred method. In terms of the compression method, hands encircling the chest was preferred by more than 85% of students. Mouth-to-mouth nose ventilation is more efficient than bag-face-mask ventilation in CPR as performed by professional training and physical activity students. This fact must be considered to provide higher-quality training sessions to professional training students.

Keywords: simulation training; learning; bystanders; emergency care; ventilations; pediatric basic life support (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2023
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