Can Technology Improve the Quality of Resuscitation ?
High-quality cardiopulmonary resuscitation ( CPR ) can be a critical life or death determinant , but the last few years have made it clear that retaining , teaching and evaluating the skills required for CPR is perhaps more difficult than healthcare leaders and educators had previously understood . Specifically , accurately evaluating CPR skills can be an enormous challenge for educators .
Recent studies have concluded that the standard recommendation for 4 hours of training every two years for CPR and Automated External Defibrillator ( AED ) may not be sufficient . The studies cited a substantial deterioration of skills considerably before the two year mark .
Leveraging Technology to Ensure High Quality CPR
So , what is the best way to ensure that CPR skills are being properly taught and assessed across an organization ? Do we have an accurate , measurable way to be sure that high-quality CPR can be consistently provided across the entire organization ?
Healthcare leaders have multiple options for CPR training : 1 ) the traditional , instructor-led and instructor-observed classroom model , 2 ) instructorless models that use online content and manikins to evaluate and reinforce skills or , 3 ) a blended model that consists of online content with skills verified by an instructor .
First , it is important to understand some of the challenges of assessing the critical components of CPR . Some recent studies show that
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