Evaluating CPR performance in basic life support:: the VIDRAP protocol

• Published in: Resuscitation Vol. 36; no. 1; pp. 51 - 57
• Main Authors: Donnelly, P.D, Lester, C.A, Morgan, C.Ll, Assar, D
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Shannon Elsevier Ireland Ltd 1998; Elsevier
• Subjects: Adult; Anesthesia. Intensive care medicine. Transfusions. Cell therapy and gene therapy; Assessment; Basic life support; Biological and medical sciences; Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation - education; Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation - statistics & numerical data; Educational Measurement - methods; Educational Measurement - statistics & numerical data; Emergency and intensive cardiocirculatory care. Cardiogenic shock. Coronary intensive care; Female; Humans; Intensive care medicine; Male; Manikin printout; Manikins; Medical sciences; Observer Variation; Video; Manikin printout; Basic life support; Video; Assessment; Performance evaluation; Human; Cardiopulmonary; Strategy; Method; Health education; Dummy; Video recording; Resuscitation
• ISSN: 0300-9572; 1873-1570
• DOI: 10.1016/S0300-9572(97)00092-0

This paper presents the second part of the validated Cardiff test for one rescuer basic life support skills, based on observation of video recording combined with the Recording Resusci Anne printout (VIDRAP). The authors believe that this is a robust evaluation tool which is capable of assessing the potential value to a casualty of a simulated resuscitation. The adoption of a widely accepted test methodology would facilitate comparison of research in different centres, which is not possible at present.