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Correspondence| Volume 34, ISSUE 6, P1159-1160, June 01, 2016

Can children teach their parents cardiopulmonary resuscitation and does teaching influence the retention of their knowledge?

Published:April 12, 2016DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ajem.2016.02.064
Can children teach their parents cardiopulmonary resuscitation and does teaching influence the retention of their knowledge?
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      Schoolchildren are the group most frequently educated in cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR), whereas the witnesses of the real life cardiac arrest events are mainly older people [
      • Vaillancourt C.
      • Kasaboski A.
      • Charette M.
      • Islam R.
      • Osmond M.
      • Wells G.A.
      • et al.
      Barriers and facilitators to CPR training and performing CPR in an older population most likely to witness cardiac arrest: a national survey.
      Resuscitation. 2013; 84: 1747-1752https://doi.org/10.1016/j.resuscitation.2013.08.001
      ,
      • Swor R.
      • Compton S.
      Estimating cost-effectiveness of mass cardiopulmonary resuscitation training strategies to improve survival from cardiac arrest in private locations.
      Prehosp Emerg Care. 2004; 8: 420-423
      ]. A possible way to bridge this gap would be to make children spread their newly acquired knowledge at home, especially by describing what they have learnt, and by showing educational materials to their parents. Such activity could also help children to consolidate their knowledge [
      • Frederick K.
      • Bixby E.
      • Orzel M.N.
      • Stewart-Brown S.
      • Willett K.
      An evaluation of the effectiveness of the injury minimization programme for schools (IMPS).
      Inj Prev. 2000; 6: 92-95
      ,
      • de Paiva E.F.
      • Padilha Rde Q.
      • Sgobero J.K.
      • Ganem F.
      • Cardoso L.F.
      Disseminating cardiopulmonary resuscitation training by distributing 9,200 personal manikins.
      Acad Emerg Med. 2014; 21: 886-891https://doi.org/10.1111/acem.12423
      ,
      • Isbye D.L.
      • Rasmussen L.S.
      • Ringsted C.
      • Lippert F.K.
      Disseminating cardiopulmonary resuscitation training by distributing 35,000 personal manikins among school children.
      Circulation. 2007; 116: 1380-1385
      ].
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      References

        • Vaillancourt C.
        • Kasaboski A.
        • Charette M.
        • Islam R.
        • Osmond M.
        • Wells G.A.
        • et al.
        Barriers and facilitators to CPR training and performing CPR in an older population most likely to witness cardiac arrest: a national survey.
        Resuscitation. 2013; 84: 1747-1752https://doi.org/10.1016/j.resuscitation.2013.08.001
        View in Article
        • Swor R.
        • Compton S.
        Estimating cost-effectiveness of mass cardiopulmonary resuscitation training strategies to improve survival from cardiac arrest in private locations.
        Prehosp Emerg Care. 2004; 8: 420-423
        View in Article
        • Frederick K.
        • Bixby E.
        • Orzel M.N.
        • Stewart-Brown S.
        • Willett K.
        An evaluation of the effectiveness of the injury minimization programme for schools (IMPS).
        Inj Prev. 2000; 6: 92-95
        View in Article
        • de Paiva E.F.
        • Padilha Rde Q.
        • Sgobero J.K.
        • Ganem F.
        • Cardoso L.F.
        Disseminating cardiopulmonary resuscitation training by distributing 9,200 personal manikins.
        Acad Emerg Med. 2014; 21: 886-891https://doi.org/10.1111/acem.12423
        View in Article
        • Isbye D.L.
        • Rasmussen L.S.
        • Ringsted C.
        • Lippert F.K.
        Disseminating cardiopulmonary resuscitation training by distributing 35,000 personal manikins among school children.
        Circulation. 2007; 116: 1380-1385
        View in Article

      Article Info

      Publication History

      Published online: April 12, 2016
      Accepted: February 25, 2016
      Received in revised form: February 24, 2016
      Received: February 4, 2016

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      ☆Source of support: No sources of financial and material support to be declared.

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      DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ajem.2016.02.064

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