Video-Based BLS Instruction

Risks & contraindications

Comparisons

Evidence quality

Highlighted claims

• Video-based instruction is effective for BLS knowledge dissemination but psychomotor skill mastery typically requires additional hands-on practice with feedback. — Retention of CPR skills learnt in a brief educational video with short-time self-training versus mastery learning among lay responders in Thailand: an assessment of a training system
• Many participants placed their hands incorrectly after watching the instructional video, confirming that video-only instruction is insufficient for psychomotor skill mastery. — Retention of CPR skills learnt in a brief educational video with short-time self-training versus mastery learning among lay responders in Thailand: an assessment of a training system
• Instructor-guided training remains valuable for correcting hand placement errors that video instruction alone cannot reliably fix. — Retention of CPR skills learnt in a brief educational video with short-time self-training versus mastery learning among lay responders in Thailand: an assessment of a training system