Creation and validation of an educational video for deaf people about cardiopulmonary resuscitation.
Nelson Miguel Galindo-Neto, Ana Carla Silva Alexandre, Lívia Moreira Barros and 3 others
PMID 30916231WHAT IT FOUND
A 7-minute 30-second CPR video in Brazilian Sign Language was judged suitable by 22 nurses and seen as clear and easy to use by 16 deaf students.
It shows how to teach CPR visually, but does not prove it improves CPR performance.
Key findings
01A 7-minute 30-second CPR video in Brazilian Sign Language was created for deaf students.
02Twenty-two professionals judged the content valid, with at least 86% agreement on objectives, structure and presentation.
03Sixteen deaf students evaluated the video as clear and interactive, with unanimous agreement on those items.
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What it does not show
The study was done in one Brazilian state, and the students who evaluated the video were high-school students at one school, so it may not apply to other deaf people or settings. No outcome was measured for CPR knowledge, skill, or survival; the authors say effectiveness needs further study. The judges were recruited by email and snowball referral, and only the first 22 responses were used, so they may not represent all CPR educators. The student sample was small and voluntary, with 16 participants.
The easy way to misread this
Do not read this as proof that the video makes deaf people more likely to perform CPR correctly. It was judged and accepted as a teaching resource, but the authors say its effectiveness on knowledge and ability still needs investigation.