Lifesaving Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation: A Pilot Evaluation of a Targeted Educational Intervention to Improve Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation Provision in Volunteer Surf Lifesavers

This study was the first to evaluate the impact of a targeted CPR quality-improvement educational initiative on a sample of volunteer CPR providers from a large national first responder organization. The results showed that focused education using evidence-based interventions supports substantial improvement in most CPR metrics measured. A targeted education intervention has the potential to improve laypersons CPR performance. The results should prompt community CPR training providers to evaluate the quality of CPR being provided by the staff members they train and consider implementing a quality-improvement program if results are below the desired thresholds.