The efficacy of education in emergency-urgency: a review

After a course of Basic Lift Support, Nurses and Doctors skills retention decline if not used over time. Studies have suggest that methods need to be evaluated and refined to improve practice. A more detailed assessment toll is needed to determine the effectiveness of an educational intervention in providing the best skill acquisition and retention attainable. This review of literature examines factors that enhance retention of knowledge and skill during and after resuscitation training. In order to identify educational strategies that will optimize current practices and suggest the application of the experiential theory of learning to Basic Life Support. The review was undertaken using PUBMED, EMBASE and EBM Reviews – Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials. Additional references were also reviewed from the bibliographies and from citation searches on key articles. Those published that identified strategies to enhance the acquisition or retention of cardiopulmonary resuscitation skill and knowledge were included in the review. Review showed that templates should be introduced for research or evaluation of educational interventions designed to improve resuscitation performance. Resuscitation training should be based on in-hospital scenarios and current evidence-based guidelines. Video instruction and new technologies has been shown to improve competence in resuscitation. The research findings suggest the need for an evaluation of the use and effects of cognitive instructional strategies and new technologies in CPR training courses on transfer ok skill and knowledge to practice.