Comparison of electronic versus lecture based education in Improving Emergency Medicine Residents’ knowledge related to Mild Induced Hypothermia after Cardiac Arrest

Abstract

The process of medical education depends on several issues such as training materials,students, professors, educational fields, and applied technologies. E-learning is a novellearning method in medical education systems. The aim of present study is to compare Elearningand lecture based education about Mild Induced Hypothermia after Cardiac Arreston increase of knowledge among emergency medicine residents in Tabriz University of Medical Sciences.

Background: perform cardiopulmonary resuscitation to minimize brain damage in 4 to 6 minutes after cardiopulmonary arrest is of vital importance. The induction of mild hypothermia in patients after cardiac arrest neurological studies to improve survival after cardiac arrest is significant and increases overall survival. Mild hypothermia after cardiac arrest is currently done in most developed countries and developing. Materials and Methods: This interventional study pre-test - post-test that is based on e-learning and lectures adjustment is based on the Department of Emergency Medicine was conducted assistants. The sample size according to the number of assistants in emergency medicine 44 people. Results: The mean score of 7.67 ± 2.29 in the group speech before training and after training was 16.52 ± 1.54 (p <0.0001), indicating a significant difference in this group is higher than before training. The mean score of 8.04 ± 2.72 in the CD before training and after training was 16.17 ± 1.58 p <0.0001)) which represents a significant difference in this group is higher than before training. Pre-training scores in both groups showed no statistical difference between the two groups before training (p = 0.62). The mean scores after training in both groups showed no statistical difference between speech and CD two groups after training (p = 0.46). In both groups, no significant difference was found in terms of training than before (p <0.0001). But statistically significant difference was observed between the two groups of CD and speech. (P = 0.977)