Design of an instructional module on Basic Life Support for homeschooled children

Basic Life Support (BLS) can increase a victim’s chances of survival when administered promptly and correctly. Cardiac and respiratory arrests occur more frequently when the victim is at home far from clinical support. Hence, prompt action by family members trained in BLS can save the victim’s life....

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Main Authors: Sakinah Awang, Shamsuria Ahmad, Norlidah Alias, Dorothy DeWitt
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Taylor & Francis Group 2016-12-01
Series:Cogent Education
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Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/2331186X.2016.1188439
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description Basic Life Support (BLS) can increase a victim’s chances of survival when administered promptly and correctly. Cardiac and respiratory arrests occur more frequently when the victim is at home far from clinical support. Hence, prompt action by family members trained in BLS can save the victim’s life. In this study, the requirements for the design of a module for teaching BLS as an important life skill to homeschooled children is investigated using Taba’s model of curriculum design. The Fuzzy Delphi technique was used to obtain consensus among 10 experts for the design, content, strategies, activities and assessment for the instructional module. The experts agreed that BLS should be taught to children above 15 years, with content focusing on the techniques of proper chest compression, rescue breath and rescue of drowning victims. The findings indicate that the preferred strategies were observation of demonstrations and hands-on return demonstrations with activities using manikins to simulate emergency scenarios. The preferred methods of assessment were practical demonstrations, multiple choice questions and online assessment. The findings provide insights for the design of a BLS module which could be developed for homeschooled children.
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spelling doaj.art-3e5d4b376ac64db0b5fe9e85e7b100e12023-08-02T00:27:56ZengTaylor & Francis GroupCogent Education2331-186X2016-12-013110.1080/2331186X.2016.11884391188439Design of an instructional module on Basic Life Support for homeschooled childrenSakinah Awang0Shamsuria Ahmad1Norlidah Alias2Dorothy DeWitt3University MalayaUniversity MalayaUniversity MalayaUniversity MalayaBasic Life Support (BLS) can increase a victim’s chances of survival when administered promptly and correctly. Cardiac and respiratory arrests occur more frequently when the victim is at home far from clinical support. Hence, prompt action by family members trained in BLS can save the victim’s life. In this study, the requirements for the design of a module for teaching BLS as an important life skill to homeschooled children is investigated using Taba’s model of curriculum design. The Fuzzy Delphi technique was used to obtain consensus among 10 experts for the design, content, strategies, activities and assessment for the instructional module. The experts agreed that BLS should be taught to children above 15 years, with content focusing on the techniques of proper chest compression, rescue breath and rescue of drowning victims. The findings indicate that the preferred strategies were observation of demonstrations and hands-on return demonstrations with activities using manikins to simulate emergency scenarios. The preferred methods of assessment were practical demonstrations, multiple choice questions and online assessment. The findings provide insights for the design of a BLS module which could be developed for homeschooled children.http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/2331186X.2016.1188439homeschoolingbasic life supportcardiopulmonary resuscitationfuzzy delphi methodinstructional module
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homeschooling
basic life support
cardiopulmonary resuscitation
fuzzy delphi method
instructional module
title Design of an instructional module on Basic Life Support for homeschooled children
title_full Design of an instructional module on Basic Life Support for homeschooled children
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title_short Design of an instructional module on Basic Life Support for homeschooled children
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basic life support
cardiopulmonary resuscitation
fuzzy delphi method
instructional module
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