Efficacy of the New Automated External Defibrillator Trainer and Basic Life Support Manikin (Chiang Mai Model) in Basic Life Support Teaching in First-Year Medical Students: A Pilot Study
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BACKGROUND: Thailand has limited resources for Basic Life Support (BLS) training courses. There are not enough tools for BLS quality assessment or Automated External Defibrillator (AED) training. We have designed new manikins and AED trainers for BLS training.
OBJECTIVES: We aimed to evaluate the quality of Chiang Mai manikins and Chiang Mai AED trainers in BLS training.
METHODS: This was a randomized controlled pilot trial. First-year medical students were randomized into four groups: Group A was trained with a Chiang Mai manikin and Chiang Mai AED trainer, Group B was trained with a Chiang Mai manikin and a commercial AED trainer, Group C was trained with a commercial manikin and Chiang Mai AED trainer, and Group D was trained with a commercial manikin and a commercial AED trainer. The post-test results were compared between each group by using theoretical test results and practice test results.
RESULTS: There were 10, 11, 12, and 12 students in group A, B, C, and D. Theoretical test result median with their 25th and 75th percentiles were 9 (8, 9), 9 (7, 9), 9 (8, 9), and 9 (8.25, 9), respectively. Practice test result median with their 25th and 75th percentiles were 26 (26, 26), 25 (23, 26), 23.5 (22.25, 25), and 24 (24, 25.75), respectively. We found no statistical difference between the theoretical test results (p = 0.8) and the practice test results (p < 0.05) between each group.
CONCLUSIONS: Chiang Mai manikins and Chiang Mai AED trainers are equally effective as other commercial manikins and commercial AED trainers in BLS training.
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