U.S., Nov. 5 -- ClinicalTrials.gov registry received information related to the study (NCT07915778) titled 'Compression-Only Versus Standard Basic Life Support Training in Nursing Students' on Oct. 21.
Brief Summary: Survival after out-of-hospital cardiac arrest rarely exceeds 10%, and cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) started by bystanders is a key factor for survival. Rescue breaths can be a technical and emotional barrier for lay rescuers and are often performed incorrectly, which has led to questioning whether they should be taught in initial basic life support (BLS) training for lay people.
This randomized study compares two BLS and automated external defibrillator (AED) training methods in first-year nursing students at the Univer...