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Peer Education Model for Basic Life Support Training among High School Children: A Randomized Trial

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  13 July 2021

Selman Kesici Open the ORCID record for Selman Kesici [Opens in a new window] ,
Zeynep Bayrakci ,
Ahmet Ziya Birbilen ,
Damla Hanalioglu ,
Zeynelabidin Öztürk ,
Özlem Teksam ,
İlkay Hüyüklü ,
Ersin Durgu  and
Benan Bayrakci
Selman Kesici*
Affiliation:
Instructor of Pediatric Intensive Care Unit, Hacettepe University İhsan Doğramacı Children’s Hospital, Ankara, Turkey
Zeynep Bayrakci
Affiliation:
Student, Bahcesehir High School Ankara Campus, AnkaraTurkey
Ahmet Ziya Birbilen
Affiliation:
Fellow of Pediatric Emergency Medicine Unit, Hacettepe University İhsan Doğramacı Children’s Hospital, Ankara, Turkey
Damla Hanalioglu
Affiliation:
Fellow of Pediatric Emergency Medicine Unit, Hacettepe University İhsan Doğramacı Children’s Hospital, Ankara, Turkey
Zeynelabidin Öztürk
Affiliation:
Fellow of Pediatric Intensive Care Unit, Hacettepe University İhsan Doğramacı Children’s Hospital, Ankara, Turkey
Özlem Teksam
Affiliation:
Professor, Director of Pediatric Emergency Medicine Unit, Hacettepe University İhsan Doğramacı Children’s Hospital, Ankara, Turkey
İlkay Hüyüklü
Affiliation:
Teacher, Bahcesehir High School Ankara Campus, AnkaraTurkey
Ersin Durgu
Affiliation:
Teacher, Bahcesehir High School Ankara Campus, AnkaraTurkey
Benan Bayrakci
Affiliation:
Professor, Director of Pediatric Intensive Care Unit, Hacettepe University İhsan Doğramacı Children’s Hospital, Ankara, Turkey
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Correspondence: Selman Kesici, MD Pediatric Intensive Care Unit Hacettepe University İhsan Doğramacı Children’s Hospital 0600, Altındağ/Ankara, Turkey E-mail: drselmankesici@gmail.com
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Abstract

Background and Objectives:

The aim of the study was to test the effectiveness of the peer education method on the learning and application of Basic Life Support (BLS) in high school students and to test the effectiveness of the peer education model on the BLS instructor training.

Methods:

High school grade one students were included in the study. Students were divided in two groups (Group A and Group B). Peer instructors who were trained by health professionals trained students in Group A. Peer instructors who were trained by their peers trained students in Group B. Pre- and post-training awareness and knowledge tests were applied to measure the awareness and knowledge of all students. Students’ success in applying BLS steps was evaluated by a practical exam that was coordinated by physicians using a checklist.

Results:

Result of the pre-post training awareness questionnaire, pre-post training knowledge tests, and practical exam indicated that instructors trained by their peers were as effective as the instructors trained by medical physicians in terms of giving BLS training to high school students. In the 16-step BLS application competence evaluation, the students in Group A applied BLS with a success rate of 90.2% and in Group B with a success rate of 93.4%.

Conclusion:

In the current study, it was shown that the peer education model is effective in BLS training and BLS instructor training in high school students. This novel method of peer education gives an opportunity to overcome the stated shortage in the budget and in trained instructors.

Keywords

Basic Life Support instructor trainingBasic Life Support traininghigh school studentspeer education model
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Original Research
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Prehospital and Disaster Medicine , Volume 36 , Issue 5 , October 2021 , pp. 553 - 560
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© The Author(s), 2021. Published by Cambridge University Press on behalf of the World Association for Disaster and Emergency Medicine

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