Improving workplace safety training using a self-directed CPR-AED learning program.
Adequate training in cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) and use of an automated external defibrillator (AED) is an important component of a workplace safety training program. Barriers to traditional in-classroom CPR-AED training programs include time away from work to complete training, logistics, learner discomfort over being in a classroom setting, and instructors who include information irrelevant to CPR. This study evaluated differences in CPR skills performance between employees who learned CPR using a self-directed learning (SDL) kit and employees who attended a traditional instructor-led course. The results suggest that the SDL kit yields learning outcomes comparable to those obtained with traditional instructor-led courses and is a more time-efficient tool for CPR-AED training. Furthermore, the SDL kit overcomes many of the barriers that keep individuals from learning CPR and appears to contribute to bystanders' confidently attempting resuscitation.
Mancini
Mary E
ME
The University of Texas at Arlington, School of Nursing, USA.
Cazzell
Mary
M
Kardong-Edgren
Suzan
S
Cason
Carolyn L
CL
D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001296:Audiovisual Aids; D016887:Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation / Q000193:education*; D003194:Computer-Assisted Instruction; D004554:Electric Countershock; D005260:Female; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006801:Humans; D007318:Inservice Training / Q000379:methods*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D016272:Occupational Health; D014481:United States