The Effect of Video-Assisted and Game-Based Approaches on Basic Life Support Training

Summary

Adult Basic Life Support (BLS) is a critical skill in emergency situations. Teaching this skill effectively to students in first aid and emergency aid programs is essential for imparting both theoretical knowledge and practical competencies. Educational methods have a direct impact on students' knowledge levels and skill acquisition. In addition to traditional teaching methods, advancements in educational technology have introduced innovative approaches such as interactive video games into this field. This study compares the effects of two different instructional methods-video-assisted education and interactive video game-supported education-on students' learning outcomes and practical performance in adult BLS training.

Conditions

• Basic Life Support
• Student Education
• Video-Assisted
• Interactive Teaching

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

verbal basic life support training

Both groups will be given verbal adult basic life support training simultaneously, on a day and time that will not conflict with the students' class schedules. The "Adult Basic Life Support Training" presentation published by the Ministry of Health in 2021 will be used in the training and will last approximately 40 minutes. A week after the verbal training, a basic life support application for adults will be held in the Faculty of Medicine Skills Laboratory.

BEHAVIORAL

Interactive game intervention

The interactive game group will be given reinforcement training before the laboratory application. Here, each student will play the game accompanied by a researcher. Lifesaver is an educational game developed by the Resuscitation Council (UK), offered in English and completely free of charge. The game can be downloaded to computers, phones or tablets from Google Play or the App Store. Lifesaver includes four different interactive video scenarios to help users develop their lifesaving skills. The "Harry" scenario to be used in this research is based on a real case. In the scenario, Harry, a high school student who has a sudden heart attack while playing football, is given heart massage, CPR and defibrillation by his friends. The game offers different options at each stage to improve the players' knowledge and skill levels. If a wrong choice is made, the same section is played again until the correct step is performed. The completion time of the game may vary average 15 minutes.

BEHAVIORAL

video training

One week after all students are given verbal adult basic life support training, a video titled "Adult Basic Life Support" will be shown to the students in the video training group before the laboratory application. The video will be shown by the researcher using a projector. After the video watching process is completed, each student will apply basic life support on the adult training model in turn and the applications will be evaluated individually. In the video training, the video titled "Basic Life Support and AED Use - Adult (TYD)", which was published as open access on the 'paramedic online' YouTube channel on May 31, 2023 and prepared in accordance with the 2021 ERC guideline, will be used (Paramedic online, 2023). This video covers the topics of heart massage, artificial respiration and automatic external defibrillator use within the scope of basic life support.

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Abant Izzet Baysal University

  lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

• Saadet Can Cicek, Assoc Prof · Abant Izzet Baysal University

Study Design

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

OTHER

Masking

NONE

Model

PARALLEL

Eligibility

Sex

ALL

Healthy Volunteers

No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start

2024-10-01

Primary Completion

2024-11-01

Completion

2025-03-01

Countries

• Turkey (Türkiye)

Study Locations