Retention, retention, retention targeting the young in CPR skills training! 英文参考文献.docVIP

Available online /content/13/5/185 Commentary Retention, retention, retention: targeting the young in CPR skills training! Lynn P Roppolo1 and Paul E Pepe1,2 1Departments of Surgery/Emergency Medicine, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, 5323 Harry Hines Boulevard, Dallas, TX 75390-8579, USA 2City of Dallas Office of the City Manager and Office of Medical Emergency Services for Public Safety, Public Health and Homeland Security, Dallas, USA, 1500 Marilla Street, Dallas, TX 75201, USA Corresponding author: Lynn P Roppolo, Lynn.Roppolo@UTS Published: 9 September 2009 Critical Care 2009, 13:185 (doi:10.1186/cc7997) This article is online at /content/13/5/185 ? 2009 BioMed Central Ltd See related research by Fleischhackl et al., /content/13/4/R127 Abstract theless, the outcomes were generally very good. As the investigators demonstrated, students as young as 9 years are able to effectively learn CPR skills, including automated external defibrillator deployment, correct recovery position, and emergency calling. As in adults, physical strength may have limited the depth of chest compressions and ventilation volumes, but perhaps the key finding was that skills retention was good. The usefulness of basic cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) training in school systems has been questioned, considering that young students may not have the physical or cognitive skills required to perform complex tasks correctly. In the study conduc- ted by Fleishhackl and coworkers, students as young as 9 years were able to successfully and effectively learn basic CPR skills, including automated external defibrillator deployment, correct recovery position, and emergency calling. As in adults, physical strength may limit the depth of chest compressions and ventilation volumes given by younger individuals with low body mass index; however, skill retention is good. Training