Marina Del Rios1, Amer Aldeen2, Teri Campbell3, Ellen Demertsidis4, Sara Heinert4, Jennifer Sinchi4, Terry Vanden Hoek4. 1. University of Illinois at Chicago, Department of Emergency Medicine, MC 724, 808 South Wood Street, Chicago, IL 60612, United States. Electronic address: mdelrios@uic.edu. 2. Presence Saint Joseph Medical Center-Joliet, Emergency Department, 333 North Madison, St. Joliet, IL 60435, United States. Electronic address: ameraldeen@gmail.com. 3. University of Chicago Aeromedical Network, 5841 South Maryland Avenue, Chicago, IL 60637, United States. Electronic address: tlc.ilhr@gmail.com. 4. University of Illinois at Chicago, Department of Emergency Medicine, MC 724, 808 South Wood Street, Chicago, IL 60612, United States.
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: To determine immediate recall, feasibility, and efficiency of a brief out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) bystander response training session at a large sporting event. We introduce two new measures of efficiency for training: (i) cardiac arrest training yield (CATY), i.e., number trained/number of spectators, and (ii) the training efficiency index for cardiac arrest (TEICA), i.e., persons trained per volunteer hours. METHODS: A convenience sample of baseball fans participated in a 10-min training on OHCA recognition, CPR and automatic external defibrillator (AED) use and completed post-training knowledge surveys. RESULTS: Out of 20,000 spectators, 198 participated for a CATY of 1%. Seventy-five volunteers over 3h of training generated a TEICA of 0.88. 90% of respondents identified the proper rate of chest compressions. 90% of respondents recognized an AED's function; 98% recognized it was easy to use. 83% recognized chest compressions as the next step after calling 911 and 62% included AED as part of the OHCA response. CONCLUSIONS: A 10-min training session is feasible and can achieve good recall in cardiac arrest response. However, participant recruitment dominated most of our volunteer effort. Our results can serve as a framework in the development of future health promotion campaigns.
OBJECTIVE: To determine immediate recall, feasibility, and efficiency of a brief out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) bystander response training session at a large sporting event. We introduce two new measures of efficiency for training: (i) cardiac arrest training yield (CATY), i.e., number trained/number of spectators, and (ii) the training efficiency index for cardiac arrest (TEICA), i.e., persons trained per volunteer hours. METHODS: A convenience sample of baseball fans participated in a 10-min training on OHCA recognition, CPR and automatic external defibrillator (AED) use and completed post-training knowledge surveys. RESULTS: Out of 20,000 spectators, 198 participated for a CATY of 1%. Seventy-five volunteers over 3h of training generated a TEICA of 0.88. 90% of respondents identified the proper rate of chest compressions. 90% of respondents recognized an AED's function; 98% recognized it was easy to use. 83% recognized chest compressions as the next step after calling 911 and 62% included AED as part of the OHCA response. CONCLUSIONS: A 10-min training session is feasible and can achieve good recall in cardiac arrest response. However, participant recruitment dominated most of our volunteer effort. Our results can serve as a framework in the development of future health promotion campaigns.
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