Abstract
Basic life support training and instruction is recommended for parents of premature infants discharged from the hospital. In order to assess the short-term efficacy of basic life support simulation, in addition to the institutional training, a prospective single-blinded randomized interventional study was performed. The study group received, besides the institutional training, an additional simulation training. The control group had only traditional training. A test assessment was followed approximately a week later and evaluated by two investigators. Fifty parents participated. Nineteen (38%) were in the study group. The study group showed a significant improvement in all the parameters assessed.
Conclusion: The addition of a simulation encounter before discharge may improve short-term parental performance of basic life support.
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What is Known:
• Parents of newborns at risk receive institutional training in basic life support.
• The retention of knowledge from this training is a point of concern for parents.
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What is New:
• A single simulation encounter for parents improved resuscitation performance.
• Simulation for parents may be an important and useful tool to improve the efficacy of basic life support training.
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