Using multimedia tools and high-fidelity simulations to improve medical students' resuscitation performance: an observational study.
OBJECTIVE
The goal of our study was to shed light on educational methods to strengthen medical students' cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) leadership and team skills in order to optimise CPR understanding and success using didactic videos and high-fidelity simulations.


METHODS
An observational study.


METHODS
A tertiary medical centre in Northern Taiwan.


METHODS
A total of 104 5-7th year medical students, including 72 men and 32 women.


METHODS
We provided the medical students with a 2-hour training session on advanced CPR. During each class, we divided the students into 1-2 groups; each group consisted of 4-6 team members. Medical student teams were trained by using either method A or B. Method A started with an instructional CPR video followed by a first CPR simulation. Method B started with a first CPR simulation followed by an instructional CPR video. All students then participated in a second CPR simulation.


METHODS
Student teams were assessed with checklist rating scores in leadership, teamwork and team member skills, global rating scores by an attending physician and video-recording evaluation by 2 independent individuals.


RESULTS
The 104 medical students were divided into 22 teams. We trained 11 teams using method A and 11 using method B. Total second CPR simulation scores were significantly higher than first CPR simulation scores in leadership (p<0.001), teamwork (p<0.001) and team member skills (p<0.001). For methods A and B students' first CPR simulation scores were similar, but method A students' second CPR simulation scores were significantly higher than those of method B in leadership skills (p=0.034), specifically in the support subcategory (p=0.049).


CONCLUSIONS
Although both teaching strategies improved leadership, teamwork and team member performance, video exposure followed by CPR simulation further increased students' leadership skills compared with CPR simulation followed by video exposure.
Department of Medical Education, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan Western University of Health Sciences, College of Osteopathic Medicine of the Pacific, Pomona, California, USA.
Candice
C
Wang
Department of Medical Education, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan Cardiovascular Research Center, National Yang-Ming University, Taipei, Taiwan Institute of Pharmacology, National Yang-Ming University, Taipei, Taiwan.
Chin-Chou
CC
Huang
Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan Cardiovascular Research Center, National Yang-Ming University, Taipei, Taiwan Department of Medical Research, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan Institute of Clinical Medicine, National Yang-Ming University, Taipei, Taiwan.
Shing-Jong
SJ
Lin
Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan Cardiovascular Research Center, National Yang-Ming University, Taipei, Taiwan Institute of Pharmacology, National Yang-Ming University, Taipei, Taiwan Department of Medical Research, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan.
Jaw-Wen
JW
Chen
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