Journal article
KIDS SAVE LIVES: Basic Life Support Education for Schoolchildren: A Narrative Review and Scientific Statement From the International Liaison Committee on Resuscitation
Circulation (New York, N.Y.), Vol.147(24), pp.1854-1868
06/13/2023
DOI: 10.1161/CIR.0000000000001128
PMID: 37194575
Abstract
BACKGROUND Basic life support education for schoolchildren has become a key initiative to increase bystander cardiopulmonary resuscitation rates. Our objective was to review the existing literature on teaching schoolchildren basic life support to identify the best practices to provide basic life support training in schoolchildren. METHODS After topics and subgroups were defined, a comprehensive literature search was conducted. Systematic reviews and controlled and uncontrolled prospective and retrospective studies containing data on students <20 years of age were included. RESULTS Schoolchildren are highly motivated to learn basic life support. The CHECK-CALL-COMPRESS algorithm is recommended for all schoolchildren. Regular training in basic life support regardless of age consolidates long-term skills. Young children from 4 years of age are able to assess the first links in the chain of survival. By 10 to 12 years of age, effective chest compression depths and ventilation volumes can be achieved on training manikins. A combination of theoretical and practical training is recommended. Schoolteachers serve as effective basic life support instructors. Schoolchildren also serve as multipliers by passing on basic life support skills to others. The use of age-appropriate social media tools for teaching is a promising approach for schoolchildren of all ages. CONCLUSIONS Schoolchildren basic life support training has the potential to educate whole generations to respond to cardiac arrest and to increase survival after out-of-hospital cardiac arrest. Comprehensive legislation, curricula, and scientific assessment are crucial to further develop the education of schoolchildren in basic life support.
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- Title: Subtitle
- KIDS SAVE LIVES: Basic Life Support Education for Schoolchildren: A Narrative Review and Scientific Statement From the International Liaison Committee on Resuscitation
- Creators
- Daniel C SchroederFederico SemeraroRobert GreifJanet BrayPeter MorleyMichael ParrNaomi Kondo NakagawaTaku IwamiSimon-Richard FinkeCarolina Malta HansenAndrew LockeyMarina Del RiosFarhan BhanjiComilla SassonStephen M SchexnayderTommaso ScquizzatoWolfgang A WetschBernd W BöttigerInternational Liaison Committee on Resuscitation
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- Circulation (New York, N.Y.), Vol.147(24), pp.1854-1868
- DOI
- 10.1161/CIR.0000000000001128
- PMID
- 37194575
- eISSN
- 1524-4539
- Language
- English
- Electronic publication date
- 05/17/2023
- Date published
- 06/13/2023
- Academic Unit
- Emergency Medicine
- Record Identifier
- 9984413072902771
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