title: Life-supporting first aid self-training.
abstract: The authors studied the acquisition of life-supporting first aid knowledge and skills by 230 lay people in self-training group instruction without qualified first aid instructors and self-training at home. The self-training course consisted of audiotape-recorded instructions, flipover charts, an instruction booklet, first aid materials and a "Resusci Anne" training mannikin. The same instruction booklet and first aid materials were used for self-training at home. The two teaching systems were equally effective in providing theoretical first aid knowledge, but the course proved superior in teaching practical skills.
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002648:Child; D002983:Clinical Competence; D004521:Educational Measurement; D005260:Female; D005392:First Aid; D006266:Health Education / Q000592:standards*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009664:Norway; D013663:Teaching / Q000379:methods*; D013664:Teaching Materials