Marina Del Rios|Josiah Han|Alejandra Cano|Víctor Hugo Villarreal Ramírez|Gabriel Morales|Teri Campbell|Terry L. Vanden Hoek
Pay It Forward: High School Video-based Instruction Can Disseminate CPR Knowledge in Priority Neighborhoods
University of Illinois at Chicago|University of Illinois at Chicago|University of Illinois at Chicago|University of Illinois at Chicago|University of Illinois at Chicago|University of Illinois at Chicago|University of Illinois at Chicago
implementation creative new strategies increase layperson cardiopulmonary resuscitation cpr defibrillation may improve resuscitation priority populations communities implement laws requiring cpr training high schools potential multiplier effect reach priority communities low bystandercpr rateswe investigated feasibility knowledge acquisition dissemination high schoolcentered cpr video selfinstruction program payitforward component lowincome urban predominantly black neighborhood chicago illinois historically low bystandercpr rates ninth tenth graders followed video selfinstruction kit classroom setting learn cpr homework students required use training kit pay forward teach cpr friends family administered pre postintervention knowledge surveys measure knowledge acquisition among classroom payitforward participantsseventyone classroom participants trained 347 friends family average 49 additional persons trained per kit classroom cpr knowledge survey scores increased 58 93 p 00001 payitforward cohort saw increase 58 82 p 00001a high schoolcentered cpr educational intervention payitforward component disseminate cpr knowledge beyond classroom schools centrallyorganized settings children families access schoolbased interventions allow broad reach encompasses segments population potential decrease disparities bystander cpr provision