Desarrollo de un programa de formación en soporte vital en la gestante para el personal extrahospitalario

Introduction

Cardiac arrest in pregnant women is a challenge in out-of-hospital care and in Spain we have doctors in this setting who could perform perimortem caesarean sections.

Material and method

Initially, we evaluated the gaps in knowledge in the management of cardiac arrest (CRA) in pregnant women by out-of-hospital emergency personnel in order to create a blended learning course in advanced life support simulation in pregnant women (ALS-G). In a second phase, we conducted a course to determine the degree of learning of knowledge and skills acquired in life support in pregnant women.

Results

Prior to the creation of the course, it was analysed that the percentage of success in the management of CPR in pregnant women was 54.48% and 67.12% of the students stated that they were not sufficiently trained to do so. Based on these gaps, we created the VAS-G course. A total of 88 students participated in five editions of the course. Knowledge increased significantly after the course, regardless of the learner's profession. Satisfaction with the course, the knowledge acquired and the applicability of the contents to their activity was reported by the students to be very positive.

Conclusion

The SVA-G course improves the knowledge of CPR management in a pregnant woman and is a useful course for personnel working in out-of-hospital emergencies. For this reason, after the creation of the SVA-G course, it was included in the catalogue of courses of the National CPR Plan.