Frequent simulation-based training improves CPR proficiency

Editor's Note

A new training model at the University of Alabama at Birmingham Hospitals improved cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) training in emergency room nurses, finds this study presented November 15 at the American Heart Association’s Scientific Sessions 2016.

Quarterly training sessions using mobile simulation stations for 1 year led to improved CPR skills, especially chest compression technique.

NEW ORLEANS - A new training model improved CPR skills in a clinical setting, according to research presented during the Resuscitation Science Symposium at the American Heart Association's Scientific Sessions 2016. Currently, hospital staff are only required to undergo formal CPR training every two years.