Performing Simulated Basic Life Support without Seeing: Blind vs. Blindfolded People
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Design
2.2. Participants and Selection Criteria
2.3. Intervention
2.4. Variables
2.5. Statistics
2.6. Ethics
3. Results
4. Discussion
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Variables | Blind | Blindfolded | p |
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Global QCPR (%) | 43.9 (38.1) | 45.3 (31.1) | 0.721 |
Time to start CC (seconds) | 35.77 (12.6) | 36.5 (14.4) | 0.844 |
Time to discharge (seconds) | 66.0 (27.0) | 86.0 (24.9) | 0.004 |
Compression time (%) | 99,4 (1.2) | 99.4 (1.4) | 1 |
CC with adequate hand position (%) | 93.1 (19.9) | 88.6 (30.0) | 0.626 |
Mean compression depth (mm) | 44.7 (12.7) | 43.8 (7.3) | 0.761 |
CC with full chest recoil (%) | 69.8 (36.6) | 65.1 (36.5) | 0.721 |
Correct CC by depth (%) | 32.3 (38.0) | 29.9 (35.7) | 0.939 |
Correct CC by rate (%) | 39.3 (38.0) | 43.7 (37.0) | 0.357 |
Mean compression rate (comp/min) | 123.4 (15.2) | 110.8 (15.3) | 0.002 |
Variables | BP *,a | BFP *,a | Teachers [15] a | Cardiac Patients [16] b | Participants Free Course [17] | Relatives [18] b | Fisherman [19] a | Nurse Students [20] a |
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Global QCPR (%) | 43.9 (38.1) | 45.3 (31.1) | 70.2 (31.1) | 86 (71–92) | 69 (20.5–89) | 43 (10) | 55.2 (24.9) | |
CC time (%) | 99.4 (1.2) | 99.4 (1.4) | 98.8 (8.0) | 74.7 (7.6) | ||||
CC with adequate hand positions (%) | 93.1 (19.9) | 88.6 (30.0) | 97.7 (11.9) | 100 (100–100) | 99.3 | 100 (100–100) | 98.2 (13.0) | |
Mean CC depth (mm) | 44.7 (12.7) | 43.8 (7.3) | 48.21 (9.2) | 56 (50–61) | 46 (41–56) | 56.5 (5) | 44.2 (10.7) | |
CC with full chest recoil (%) | 69.8 (36.6) | 65.1 (36.5) | 78.7 (29.7) | 73 (25–98) | 88.8 | 91 (45–99.5) | 115 (16) | 79.1 (26.9) |
Correct CC by Depth (%) | 32.3 (38.0) | 29.9 (35.7) | 46.9 (38.8) | 39 (7–75) | 75.7 | 38 (3–64.5) | 32.6 (39.7) | |
Correct CC by rate (%) | 39.3 (38.0) | 43.7 (37.0) | 64.2 (36.9) | 55 (7–88) | 18 (0.5–80.5) | 50.4 (35.9) | ||
Mean compression rate (comp/min) | 123.4 (15.2) | 110.8 (15.3) | 109.7 (14.3) | 106 (93–116) | 92.5 | 106 (89–123) | 113.1 (13.0) |
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Martínez-Isasi, S.; Jorge-Soto, C.; Barcala-Furelos, R.; Abelairas-Gómez, C.; Carballo-Fazanes, A.; Fernández-Méndez, F.; Gómez-González, C.; Nadkarni, V.M.; Rodríguez-Núñez, A. Performing Simulated Basic Life Support without Seeing: Blind vs. Blindfolded People. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2021, 18, 10724. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph182010724
Martínez-Isasi S, Jorge-Soto C, Barcala-Furelos R, Abelairas-Gómez C, Carballo-Fazanes A, Fernández-Méndez F, Gómez-González C, Nadkarni VM, Rodríguez-Núñez A. Performing Simulated Basic Life Support without Seeing: Blind vs. Blindfolded People. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2021; 18(20):10724. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph182010724
Chicago/Turabian StyleMartínez-Isasi, Santiago, Cristina Jorge-Soto, Roberto Barcala-Furelos, Cristian Abelairas-Gómez, Aida Carballo-Fazanes, Felipe Fernández-Méndez, Candela Gómez-González, Vinay M. Nadkarni, and Antonio Rodríguez-Núñez. 2021. "Performing Simulated Basic Life Support without Seeing: Blind vs. Blindfolded People" International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 18, no. 20: 10724. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph182010724