A scoring system for basic cardiac life support skills in training situations
ResuscitationPublished 1 February 1992
Hubert J.J.M. Berden, Nico H.J. Pijls, Frank F. Willems, J.M.A. Hendrick, Jan F. Crul
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The system was developed and test and offers a reliable and reproducible evaluation of BCLS skills and Penalty points were assigned in a predefined way for aberrations of the techniques advised in the Standards and Guidelines.
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A valid and reproducible system for determining basic cardiac life support (BCLS) skills can help to evaluate the effect of instruction courses and to estimate the results of educational activities. The aim of this study was to develop and test such a system in accordance with the Standards and Guidelines of the American Heart Association (AHA). Five criteria were defined in advance towards such a system (1) Inadequate techniques must be reflected by a fail score. (2) Skilled persons should achieve a pass score. (3) The effect of training must be reflected by an improvement of the score. (4) Inter- and intra-observer variability must be negligible. (5) The system should be simple to apply. The system was developed, and in order to test the system, the BCLS skills of 40 ambulance nurses were tested once and those of 148 lay people twice. All cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) attempts were performed on a mannequin. The relevant parameters of the attempt were continuously recorded and printed. Penalty points were assigned in a predefined way for aberrations of the techniques advised in the Standards and Guidelines. The system satisfied the five criteria mentioned above. It therefore offers a reliable and reproducible evaluation of BCLS skills.
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