Abstract 17361: Low Dose- High Frequency, Case Based Psychomotor CPR Training Improves Compression Fraction for Patients With In-hospital Cardiac Arrest

Background: High quality CPR is critical for survival from cardiac arrest. Low dose- high frequency case based simulation has been demonstrated to be a feasible method to enhance CPR skill retention with high levels of program compliance. It is unknown whether utilizing this training method yields improved CPR quality measures during cardiac arrest. We evaluated CPR performance during in-hospital cardiac arrest following the implementation of a novel low dose- high frequency case based psychomotor CPR training (Resuscitation Quality Improvement™ (RQI), American Heart Association, Dallas, TX). Methods: The RQI system was launched on two nursing units in a university teaching hospital. The Simulation station was placed in the nursing units with quarterly activities integrated into normal clinical duties of 100 individuals. Evaluation of this training included monitoring staff compliance and in-hospital clinical CPR quality metrics Pre and Post RQI. Clinical CPR metrics monitored included compression fractio...