Scoping Review: "DIY-Devices for Training CPR in Laypeople"

Thursday, 16.05.2024

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In a scoping review Tina van Duijn, Nagwa Yehya Ahmed Sabrah and Jeffrey Pellegrino mapped the currently available evidence on the effectivness of DIY devices for laypersons learning adult CPR.

Layperson cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) is an important skill with the potential to save millions of lives. Hower, CPR courses often require commercial, complicated, and expensive manikins. To increase acces to CPR training worldwide at very low cost, Do-it-yourself (DIY) devices may be a suitable tool for practising compressions. 

In a scoping review Tina van Duijn, Nagwa Yehya Ahmed Sabrah and Jeffrey Pellegrino mapped the currently available evidence on the effectivness of DIY devices.

Fifteen studies compared learning outcomes of CPR practice either pre-post DIY practice or between DIY and commercial manikins. Studies varied in the intervention and measurement, which precluded formal meta-analysis. Of the 55 different DIY devices described throughout all resources, 26 used plastic bottles for compression practice. Analysis of the resources revealed gaps in the current evidence base, such as a lack of clear assessment criteria, standardized procedures for comparisons, and sociocultural questions. 

Click here for the open access publication in the International Journal of First Aid Education:
https://firstaidjournal.org/article/id/2306/

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