High school students are thrilled about learning CPR by using video gaming technology. According to the Journal of Medical Internet Research students are dealing with avatars that are controlled by CPR instructors in different scenario's. During these 90-120 minute training students learn protocol of paramedics, how to gather information and how to perform CPR effectively.
Students appear to be more confident in their abilities to perform CPR in an effective way and their attention level was higher and grabbed their attention better than classroom training.
According to University of Georgia's Director of Sports Medicine Ron Courson "Heart disease is the leading cause of death in the United States," Courson said. "Emergency medical services treat approximately 300,000 victims of out-of-hospital sudden cardiac arrest (SCA) every year. About 92% of SCA victims die before reaching the hospital, but statistics prove that if more people knew CPR, more lives could be saved. Immediate CPR can double, or even triple, a victim's chance of survival. With SCA, every minute counts. For each minute delay in the use of an automated external defibrillator, the chance of survival from sudden cardiac arrest decreases 10%. Emergency preparedness is the key to survival with SCA."
However you choose to learn CPR - Learn it. You can contact the American Heart Association for more information.
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