Multicenter survey on the current status of pediatric life support training
10.3760/cma.j.issn.1673-4912.2025.11.005
- VernacularTitle:儿童生命支持技术培训开展现况多中心调查
- Author:
Xin QIAN
1
;
Xiaodi CAI
;
Quan WANG
;
Meifang LIN
;
Qian WANG
;
Tingting XUE
;
Biru LI
;
Quelan HUANG
;
Yi WANG
;
Yunxia HONG
;
Zhixu CHEN
;
Guoping LU
;
Ye CHENG
;
Hongyang HU
Author Information
1. 浙江大学医学院，杭州 310000
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Pediatrics;
Basic cardiac life support;
Advanced cardiac?life?support;
Education;
Medical education
- From:
Chinese Pediatric Emergency Medicine
2025;32(11):827-831
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
Objective:To investigate the current status and challenges of pediatric life support training in China and provide references for improving training quality.Methods:A cross-sectional study was conducted to collect data from pediatric life support training centers across the country，covering basic institutional information，training capacity and training faculty，training program funding，as well as existing challenges and issues.The domestic registry of training centers in 2023 was obtained through the American Heart Association's online platform.After contacting and verifying each center，an online questionnaire was distributed，and the aggregated data were statistically analyzed.Results:A total of 42 institutions participated in the survey，including 19 children's hospitals，14 general hospitals，6 maternal and child health hospitals，2 women and children’s hospitals，and 1 training institution.The distribution of training centers showed a concentration in coastal areas，with the top three provinces/municipalities being Guangdong（7/42，16.7%），Zhejiang（6/42，14.3%），and Shanghai（4/42，9.5%）.As of December 31 2023，the 42 institutions had an annual basic life support（BLS）training volume of 8 587 individuals，the median was 120 (100,200)，and an annual pediatric advanced life support（PALS）training volume of 2 448 individuals，the median was 30 (20,50).Among the 42 institutions，there were 598 BLS instructors and 306 PALS instructors.Among the surveyed institutions，24（24/42，57.1%）reported BLS instructor teams comprising fewer than 10 members，and 33（33/42，78.6%）reported PALS instructor teams comprising fewer than 10.Only 7 centers(7/42,16.7%）reported having dedicated funding support.The top three challenges were：training sessions occupying instructors’personal time（27/42，64.3%），low instructor compensation（16/42，38.1%），and issues with the data submission system（16/42，38.1%）.Conclusion:Pediatric life support training centers in China are primarily children’s hospitals，with a geographical concentration in coastal areas，which is also reflected in the distribution of training scale and instructor resources.Most centers have relatively small training scales and limited instructor capacity，with many instructors conducting training during their personal time.These issues may hinder the implementation and effectiveness of training programs.
