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  • Pediatric Emergency Medicine
  • Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation Training
  • Health Education

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  • Cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) training is crucial for public health, yet the quality of performance, especially in schoolchildren, is often not adequately assessed.
  • Existing methods for evaluating CPR quality can be complex or require specialized equipment, limiting their widespread use in educational settings.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To evaluate the effectiveness of a simple observational checklist for assessing the quality of chest compressions in schoolchildren.
  • To compare the checklist's assessment accuracy against real-time software feedback for CPR quality.

Main Methods:

  • An observational study involving 104 schoolchildren (11-17 years old) with no prior CPR training was conducted between March 2019 and March 2020.
  • Simultaneous CPR quality assessments were performed using an observational checklist and real-time feedback software, focusing on compression rate, depth, and release.
  • Multivariate logistic regression was used to analyze factors influencing high-quality CPR performance, including age, sex, and body mass index (BMI).

Main Results:

  • The checklist demonstrated moderate to high agreement with real-time software in assessing CPR quality: rate (68.3%), depth (79.8%), and complete release (91.3%).
  • Only 38.5% of schoolchildren achieved high-quality CPR, defined by specific performance metrics.
  • Older schoolchildren were more likely to perform high-quality CPR (OR = 1.43), with age being a significant independent factor, while sex and BMI were not.

Conclusions:

  • An observational checklist is a viable and adequate tool for assessing chest compression quality in schoolchildren during CPR training.
  • The findings suggest that CPR training programs should consider age-appropriate modifications and emphasize techniques for achieving optimal compression rates and depth.
  • Further research could explore the long-term retention of CPR skills and the impact of different training interventions on performance quality in pediatric populations.