The skills of defibrillation practice and certified life-support training in the healthcare providers in Turkey

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AIM OF THE STUDY: Successful cardiopulmonary resuscitation and early defibrillation are critical in survival after in- or out-of-hospital cardiopulmonary arrest. The scope of this multi-centre study is to (a) assess skills of paediatric healthcare providers (HCPs) concerning two domains: (1) recognising rhythm abnormalities and (2) the use of defibrillator devices, and (b) to evaluate the impact of certified basic-life-support (BLS) and advanced-life-support (ALS) training to offer solutions for quality of improvement in several paediatric emergency cares and intensive care settings of Turkey.

METHODS: This cross-sectional and multi-centre survey study included several paediatric emergency care and intensive care settings from different regions of Turkey.

RESULTS: A total of 716 HCPs participated in the study (physicians: 69.4%, healthcare staff: 30.6%). The median age was 29 (27-33) years. Certified BLS-ALS training was received in 61% (n = 303/497) of the physicians and 45.2% (n = 99/219) of the non-physician healthcare staff (P < .001). The length of professional experience had favourable outcome towards an increased self-confidence in the physicians (P < .01, P < .001). Both physicians and non-physician healthcare staff improved their theoretical knowledge in the practice of synchronised cardioversion defibrillation (P < .001, P < .001). Non-certified healthcare providers were less likely to manage the initial doses of synchronised cardioversion and defibrillation: the correct responses remained at 32.5% and 9.2% for synchronised cardioversion and 44.8% and 16.7% for defibrillation in the physicians and healthcare staff, respectively. The indications for defibrillation were correctly answered in the physicians who had acquired a certificate of BLS-ALS training (P = .047, P = .003).

CONCLUSIONS: The professional experience is significant in the correct use of a defibrillator and related procedures. Given the importance of early defibrillation in survival, the importance and proper use of defibrillators should be emphasised in Certified BLS-ALS programmes. Certified BLS-ALS programmes increase the level of knowledge and self-confidence towards synchronised cardioversion-defibrillation procedures.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2021

Erschienen:

2021

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:75

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International journal of clinical practice - 75(2021), 12 vom: 20. Dez., Seite e14978

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Derinoz-Guleryuz, Oksan [VerfasserIn]
Uysal-Yazici, Mutlu [VerfasserIn]
Udurgucu, Muhammed [VerfasserIn]
Karacan, Candemir [VerfasserIn]
Akça, Halise [VerfasserIn]
Ongun, Ebru Atike [VerfasserIn]
Ekinci, Faruk [VerfasserIn]
Duman, Murat [VerfasserIn]
Akça-Çaglar, Ayla [VerfasserIn]
Vatansever, Goksel [VerfasserIn]
Bilen, Sevcan [VerfasserIn]
Uysalol, Metin [VerfasserIn]
Akcan-Yıldız, Leman [VerfasserIn]
Saz, Eylem Ulas [VerfasserIn]
Bal, Alkan [VerfasserIn]
Piskin, Etem [VerfasserIn]
Sahin, Sabiha [VerfasserIn]
Kurt, Funda [VerfasserIn]
Anil, Murat [VerfasserIn]
Besli, Esen [VerfasserIn]
Alakaya, Mehmet [VerfasserIn]
Gültekingil, Ayse [VerfasserIn]
Yılmaz, Resul [VerfasserIn]
Temel-Koksoy, Ozlem [VerfasserIn]
Kesici, Selman [VerfasserIn]
Akcay, Nihal [VerfasserIn]
Cebisli, Erdem [VerfasserIn]
Emeksiz, Serhat [VerfasserIn]
Kılınc, Mehmet Arda [VerfasserIn]
Köker, Alper [VerfasserIn]
Çoban, Yasemin [VerfasserIn]
Erkek, Nilgün [VerfasserIn]
Gurlu, Ramazan [VerfasserIn]
Eksi-Alp, Emel [VerfasserIn]
Apa, Hursit [VerfasserIn]
Turkish Defibrillation Study Group [VerfasserIn]
Kalkan, Gokhan [Sonstige Person]
Azapagası, Ebru [Sonstige Person]
Yener, Nazik [Sonstige Person]
Sarac-Sandal, Ozlem [Sonstige Person]
Horoz, Ozden Ozgur [Sonstige Person]
Öztürk, Ali [Sonstige Person]
Tuygun, Nilden [Sonstige Person]
Özdemir, İhsan [Sonstige Person]
Göktuğ, Aytac [Sonstige Person]
Gökulu, Gamze [Sonstige Person]
Gümüs, Suheyla [Sonstige Person]
Teksam, Ozlem [Sonstige Person]
Turan, Caner [Sonstige Person]
Zengin, Neslihan [Sonstige Person]
Kardeş, Hakan [Sonstige Person]
Bozan, Gurkan [Sonstige Person]
Ünal, Bahri [Sonstige Person]
Bardak, Sefika [Sonstige Person]
Arslanköylü, Ali Ertug [Sonstige Person]
Yorulmaz, Alaaddin [Sonstige Person]
Celegen, Mehmet [Sonstige Person]
Sevketoglu, Esra [Sonstige Person]
Dursun, Oguz [Sonstige Person]
Perk, Oktay [Sonstige Person]
Başpınar, Omerhan [Sonstige Person]
Akgul, Fatma [Sonstige Person]

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Date Completed 31.12.2021

Date Revised 31.12.2021

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1111/ijcp.14978

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NLM332102211