A report on 8 years of activities of a student organization promoting advanced cardiac life support techniques at Keio University
- Author:
Kazuma Kobayashi
;
Yuichi Tamura
;
Keita Hayashi
;
Waki Segami
;
Yuichiro Ohta
;
Kenta Kawasaki
;
Kiyotaka Yasui
;
Motoyasu Yamazaki
;
Michito Hirakata
;
Takahiro Amano
;
Haruo Kashima
;
Shingo Hori
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords: simulation education; medical student; cardiopulmonary resuscitation; advanced cardiac life support
- From:Medical Education 2011;42(6):347-350
- CountryJapan
- Language:Japanese
-
Abstract:
1)The Keio ACLS Popularizing and Promoting Association (KAPPA) is an official student organization that promotes advanced life support techniques.
2)KAPPA has provided 29 advanced cardiac life support courses, including 20 official ICLS (immediate cardiac life support) courses of the Japanese Association for Acute Medicine, which have trained 314 ICLS providers and 61 ICLS instructors during the past 8 years.
3)Peer–led training among students to maintain the quality of the courses has contributed to the activities of KAPPA.