Doctor-based basic cardiopulmonary resuscitation course: an alternative to the conventional approach.
United Christian Hospital initiated a doctor-based cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) Program. It is a two-hour, focused, adult CPR course, suitable for adults of different age groups and of different educational levels. The course was rated highly by the participants. Most trainees acquired CPR knowledge and skills, and had confidence to perform CPR. This type of training could improve the rate of bystander CPR for out-of-hospital cardiac arrest patients in this region. Avoiding the complexity and pass-fail psychology that is used in the traditional CPR training curriculum, it can be an alternative to the traditional four-hour instructor-based Basic Life Support (BLS) course.
Lam
Kin-kwan
KK
Accident & Emergency Department, United Christian Hospital, Kwun Tong, Kowloon, Hong Kong.
Lau
Fei-lung
FL
Chan
Wai-kwong
WK
Leung
Kai-Shing
KS
Chan
Tsan-fai
TF
D000328:Adult; D000572:American Heart Association; D002170:Canada; D016887:Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation / Q000193:education*; D003479:Curriculum; D004521:Educational Measurement; D006266:Health Education / Q000379:methods*; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006801:Humans; D008505:Medical Staff, Hospital; D010819:Physician's Role; D010865:Pilot Projects; D012011:Red Cross; D013663:Teaching / Q000379:methods*; D014481:United States