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Exploratory study comparing a single episode of feedback with regular feedback and no feedback on BVM ventilation during a simulated cardiac arrest over a six-month time frame

This study will explore how real-time feedback affects ambulance clinicians’ ability to perform ventilations during a simulated cardiac arrest scenario over six months. Ventilations, typically given via a bag-valve-mask (BVM), are a basic life support skill performed by paramedics in emergency situations, but evidence suggests that many clinicians struggle to deliver ventilations according to guidelines. Feedback during training can help improve these skills, but without regular updates or refresher training, the skills may deteriorate over time. The study will involve participants from a single ambulance service, randomly assigned to three groups. All of these groups will participate in a simulation using a resuscitation manikin. The first group will receive feedback on their ventilations at every session, the second will receive feedback only at the first session, and the third will receive no feedback and act as a control. Ventilation rates and volumes will be measured using a Zoll X-series monitor, which provides real-time feedback. The main aim of the study is to compare the quality of ventilations at the six-month mark between the three groups. A secondary focus will be tracking any changes in ventilation quality across the six months, to identify potential skill improvements or fade.

What is the impact of a single session of real time ventilation feedback on ambulance clinicians’ ability to deliver high quality ventilations during simulated CPR over the following six months?

Exploratory study

2024-04-01

2025-03-31

2025-01-06

2025-09-30

College of Paramedics

United Kingdom (England)

graham.mcclelland@northumbria.ac.uk

Graham McClelland; Owen Finney; Karl Charlton; Benjamin Kirk; Laura Blair; Sarah Hepburn;