Abstract 18: Can Schoolchildren provide Life Supporting First Aid sufficiently?
Aims: We investigated possible relationships between body constitution, age and sex of school children and their intellectual and physical abilities to provide effective life supporting first aid. Methods: Our observational study was carried out at the end of a school year, after first aid training had been provided by local teachers. As primary outcomes we measured CPR effectiveness parameters (depth of chest-compressions, number of chest-compressions, ventilation volume). As secondary outcomes we rated emergency calls, guideline adherence when checking signs of life and recovery position according to predefined checklists. Possible inter-dependencies between age, sex, body mass index (BMI) and physical or intellectual performance were calculated. Correlations between continuous data were assessed by Spearman rank correlation coefficient and differences between groups were tested by Wilcoxon s rank-sum test. A p-value < 0.05 was considered significant. Results: We included 147 pupils
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