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“Kids save lives” – School resuscitation programs worldwide and WHO initiative for this

2015; Elsevier BV; Volume: 5; Issue: 6 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1016/j.tacc.2015.10.007

2210-8467

Hannes Ecker, Daniel C. Schroeder, Bernd W. Böttiger,

Family and Patient Care in Intensive Care Units

Survival-rates and neurological outcome after out-of-hospital cardiac arrest significantly depends on the period of time until initiation of cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR). Considering that the emergency medical arrives 8–12 min after collapse, a desperate need of lay-persons able to perform CPR exists. However, bystander CPR-rates in Europe are alarmingly low. The “Kid-save-lives” initiative is a global call to train youngsters CPR in school to sustainably improve bystander CPR-rates. Thus, a large part of the lay population could be trained in CPR over time, which could save thousands of lives every year. This article provides a brief overview of the scientific knowledge in school resuscitation programs and outlines educational and pedagogical aspects in training of schoolchildren in CPR.