A novel CPR training method using a smar tphone app

• Main Authors: Dana Elliot Srither, Fatimah Lateef
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2016-11-01
• Series: Journal of Acute Disease
• Subjects: Cardiopulmonary resuscitation; Smartphone; Applications; Training
• Online Access: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2221618916301639

The study aims to validate that a smartphone application can assist in the learning and skills retention for cardiopulmonary resuscitation training. This cardiopulmonary resuscitation feature of the Crowdsav platform is designed to record the chest compression performance as well as the rate of compressions of the trainee. Crowdsav is available for downloading in the public domain. The application, once downloaded can be utilised during training and be replayed by the trainee at his/her own will or via reminders from the training centre. The goal of using this application is to minimise the decay of the knowledge and compression skills and perhaps even reduce the resource for recertification, as skills and performance can be kept up, maintained and monitored remotely by a training centre using the application.