Abstract
The American Heart Association (AHA) has implemented several programs to educate the public about cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR). A common issue in bystander CPR is the fear of hurting the victim. As a result, the victim may not receive CPR in time. The purpose of this study was to measure the emotional impact of CPR training on high school students using two approved AHA courses. A total of 60 students participated in this study. These students had a mean age of 15.4 ± 1.2 years old and were selected from a high school in Southern California. Subjects were divided into two groups, Basic Life Support (BLS) (n1 = 31) and Hands-Only™ CPR (n2 = 29). Emotional impacts were assessed by having each subject answer a questionnaire based on given scenarios before and after their training session. There was a significant difference in both groups when comparing positive-emotion scores before and after the training (BLS: 30.3 ± 6.0 vs. 34.5 ± 6.7, p < 0.001; Hands-Only 27.9 ± 5.0 vs. 32.1 ± 6.5, p < 0.001). In addition, both groups showed significant reductions in negative-emotion scores (BLS: 29.2 ± 6.7 vs. 23.7 ± 6.5, p < 0.001 and Hands-Only: 26.8 ± 6.1vs. 24.8 ± 7.7, p = 0.05). Our results indicate that the AHA programs have positive effects on students' emotional response. We recommend that future studies include an in-depth study design that probes the complexity of students' emotions after completing an AHA session.
Highlights
According to a report published by the Center for Disease Control and Prevention, between 2005 and 2010, approximately 90% of individuals who experienced an out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) died [1]
Sixty high school students participated in this study and were allocated into either the Basic Life Support (BLS) group (n1 = 31) or the Hands OnlyTM cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) group (n2 = 29)
There was a significant increase in the mean positive emotion score for both the BLS and Hands OnlyTM CPR training groups (p < 0.001, Table 2)
Summary
According to a report published by the Center for Disease Control and Prevention, between 2005 and 2010, approximately 90% of individuals who experienced an out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) died [1]. The American Heart Association (AHA) states that nearly 70% of the American population may not know how to appropriately administer cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) according to current AHA guidelines [2], that almost 70% of cardiac arrests occur at home [3], and that there were more than 350,000 OHCA incidents in the CPR Emotional Impact on Students. The AHA has envisioned educating the public about CPR by implementing programs at schools, institutions, and organizations. One of these programs is “CPR in School.”. Hands OnlyTM CPR is a brief and simplified version of BLS It consists of a technique in which only chest compression is administered, as compared to the typical BLS taught in hospital training, in which both ventilation and automatic external defibrillation (AED) are used. The purpose of this study was to measure the emotional impact of CPR training on high school students using two approved AHA courses
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