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Virtual reality training in cardiopulmonary resuscitation in schools
Rees, Nigel John, Nigel W. Beever, Lee Vaughan, Neil Powell, Carl Fletcher, Adam
Rees, Nigel
John, Nigel W.
Beever, Lee
Vaughan, Neil
Powell, Carl
Fletcher, Adam
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2021-09-11
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UK average survival from Out of Hospital Cardiac Arrest (OHCA) survival is around 8.6%, which is significantly lower than other high performing countries with survival rates of over 20%. A cardiac arrest victim is 2–4 times more likely to survive OHCA with bystander CPR provision. Mandatory Teaching CPR to children in school is acknowledged to be the most effective way to reach the entire population and improving the bystander CPR rate and is endorsed by the World Health Organization (WHO) “Kids Save Lives” statement. Despite this, Wales is yet to follow other home nations by including CPR training as a mandatory within the school’s curriculum.
In this paper, we explore the role of teaching CPR to schoolchildren and report on the development by Computer scientists at the University of Chester and the Welsh Ambulance Services NHS Trust (WAST) of VCPR, a virtual environment to help teach the procedure. VCPR was developed in three stages: identifying requirements and specifications; development of a prototype; and management—development of software, further funding and exploring opportunities for commercialisation. We describe the opportunities in Wales to skill up the whole population over time in CPR and present our Virtual reality (VR) technology is emerging as a powerful for teaching CPR in schools.
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Rees, N., Beever, L., Vaughan, L., Powell, C., Fletcher, A., & John, N. (2021). Virtual reality training in cardiopulmonary resuscitation in schools. Journal of Paramedic Practice, 13(9), 365–372. https://doi.org/10.12968/jpar.2021.13.9.365
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MA Healthcare
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Journal of Paramedic Practice
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10.12968/jpar.2021.13.9.365
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This document is the Accepted Manuscript version of a Published Work that appeared in final form in Journal of Paramedic Practice, copyright © MA Education, after peer review and technical editing by the publisher. To access the final edited and published work see https://www.magonlinelibrary.com/doi/abs/10.12968/jpar.2021.13.9.365
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1759-1376
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2041-9457