Didactic and Content Quality of Basic Life Support Videos on YouTube: Cross-Sectional Study
The study highlights substantial variability in the didactic and content quality of CPR-related videos on YouTube. For medical educators, this underlines the need to curate and recommend reliable online resources or to develop new high-quality content aligned with established checklists. For the general public, the findings caution against relying on popularity metrics as indicators of accuracy and emphasize the importance of guidance from trusted institutions.
Authors
- Jan Tilmann Vollrath (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6936-6949)
- Jasmina Sterz (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5732-184X)
- Armin Niklas Flinspach (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2886-8947)
- Yvonne Beaugé (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9658-2417)
- René D. Verboket (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1086-4016)
- Mairen H. Flinspach (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0002-6558-7220)
- Lena Bepler (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0002-7726-8569)
- Maren Janko (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6746-3400)
- Miriam Ruesseler (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7494-0159)
- Yves Gramlich (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5594-308X)
- Michael Merker (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6295-1309)
- S. Voß (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0007-9061-5824)
- Sven Bepler (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0000-6526-2472)
- Pia Tueckmantel (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0009-4742-9625)
- Philip Bintaro (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0005-4120-9577)
Institutions
- Goethe University Frankfurt (DE)
- Klinikum Aschaffenburg (DE)
- PHV Dialysezentrum (DE)
- University Hospital Frankfurt (DE)
- Sana Klinikum Offenbach (DE)
- Agaplesion Markus Hospital (DE)
- Berufsgenossenschaftliche Unfallklinik Frankfurt am Main (DE)
- Aschaffenburg University of Applied Sciences (DE)
Publication Details
- Journal
- JMIR Formative Research
- Published
- 2025-11-05
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.2196/69103
- Primary Topic
- Health Literacy and Information Accessibility
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00