Skillreporter resusci anne

Six months post-training, subjects were contacted and asked to complete a brief in-person interview where subjects’ perspectives on the training experience and perceived self-efficacy on performing CPR were captured. Subjects that lived greater than two hours away from the University of Pennsylvania were excluded from follow-up. Upon completion of the in-person interview, the subject was asked to perform a two-minute CPR skills assessment (skills test) using a CPR-recording manikin (SkillReporter ResusciAnne, Laerdal Medical, Stavanger Norway). The manikins were designed and calibrated to require consistent force to compress 50 mm. After approximately 25,000 compressions, the manikins were sent to the manufacturer for calibration testing to confirm ongoing consistency. Data from the CPR skills test were extracted from the recording software and imported into the study database for subsequent quantitative analysis.
Leading up to the six month skills assessment, the subject was not notified beforehand that they were being asked to perform a skills check (i.e. the skills test was a “surprise”), minimizing the likelihood that the subject would practice CPR skills immediately prior to the home visit. This surprise approach has been used in prior layperson resuscitation educational trials.^{22 (link)} Subjects who fulfilled the in-person interview were given $50 compensation.