International Journal of Healthcare Sciences ISSN 2348-5728 (Online) Vol. 10, Issue 1, pp: (356-360), Month: April 2022 - September 2022, Available at: www.researchpublish.com
Effectiveness of Video Assisted Teaching program on Adult CPR among School Students Thenmozhi. P 1*, Kishore. V 2, Axcel Julita. D 2 1*
Dr. Thenmozhi.P, Professor & HOD, Saveetha College of Nursing, Saveetha Institute of Medical and Technical Sciences, Chennai, India 2
B.Sc Nursing, Saveetha College of Nursing, Saveetha Institute of Medical and Technical Sciences, Chennai, India DOI: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7116189
Published Date: 27-September-2022
Abstract: Introduction: Cardiopulmonary resuscitation is a critical component of basic life support. Everyone must know the importance of CPR and how to perform the procedure when an emergency strikes. Hence the current study was conducted to determine the effectiveness of video-assisted teaching programme on adult CPR among school students. Materials and Methods: Quasi-experimental research design was carried out with 60 samples who met the inclusion criteria at a selected Government Corporation School. An interview schedule was used to collect the background information and assess knowledge of CPR using a structured multiple choice questionnaire at the beginning of the study, followed by video-assisted teaching on CPR given in the common room. Reinforcement was given on alternate days for seven days, and at the end of the seventh day, a post-test was done using the same questionnaire. The data were tabulated and analyzed by descriptive and inferential statistics. Results: The finding of the study reveals that 54(90%) had inadequate knowledge and 6(10%) had moderately adequate, whereas in the post-test, 31(52%) had moderately adequate knowledge and 29(48%) had adequate knowledge on CPR and also found statistically significant improvement in the knowledge on CPR at the level of P<0.05. Conclusion: The current study's findings concluded that there is an improvement in knowledge of adult CPR among school students after the administration of video-assisted teaching. Hence, education programme on CPR may be actively initiated by health care personnel for all school children and teachers to save many lives. Keywords: Video assisted teaching, VAT, Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation, CPR, School children.
1. INTRODUCTION Cardiac arrest is a sudden stoppage of heart beating followed by loss of respiratory function and unconsciousness, which remains a major public health crisis. There are more than 356,000 out-of-hospital cardiac arrests (OHCA) annually in the United States, with nearly 90% of them fatal, according to the American Heart Association Heart and Stroke Statistics 2022 Update1. About 9 in 10 people with cardiac arrest outside the hospital die 2. About 10% of the deaths in India are due to sudden cardiac arrest, the most common factor of death worldwide 3. Cardio Pulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) is the best way to save a life that comes in handy in various circumstances like suffocation, near drowning, electrical injuries, heart attacks, or any other cause where a person's breathing or heartbeat has ceased 4. Emergencies can strike anyone anywhere. Early CPR, including bystander CPR, is significantly associated with improved survival to hospital discharge rates from out-of-hospital cardiac arrest5-7. International studies also reported that trained individuals were more willing and confident to perform bystander CPR 8-10. Therefore, trained professionals or students may be able to perform early CPR, initiate resuscitation efforts, and speed up access to prehospital and definitive care. This may lead to increased survival rates and improved patient outcomes 11-13. Effective CPR provided immediately in the first few minutes of cardiac arrest can double or triple a victim's chance of survival14. If more people know CPR, more lives can be saved since the CPR measure is the basic fundamental procedure that has to understand by all medical personnel, Para-medical personnel, and non-medical personnel too. Students are the
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