To evaluate the application effects of different cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) training modes in college students.

The colleges students who received CPR training were randomly divided into three groups: the traditional teaching mode group (n=346), the video guide for self-study mode group (n=354), and the simulate emergency scene mode group (n=348). The training time, theoretical exam scores, operation exam scores and others were compared in these three groups.

The training time of traditional teaching mode group, video guide for self-study mode group, and simulate emergency scene mode group were (1.12 ± 0.11), (0.80 ± 0.00) and (2.32 ± 0.26) h, with statistically significant difference (F=31.673, P<0.05); moreover, the training time between the traditional teaching mode group and video guide for self-study mode group, and the training time between the video guide for self-study group and simulate emergency scene mode group showed statistical significance (all P<0.05). The theoretical exam scores of these three groups were 80.1 ± 2.6, 79.2 ± 4.4, and 81.4 ± 3.1, respectively; the simulate emergency scene mode group had the highest score, but the difference was not statistically significant (F=1.424, P=0.525). Meanwhile, the operation exam scores of these groups were 80.1 ± 2.3, 81.3 ± 5.0, 78.9 ± 3.5, respectively; the video guide for self-study mode group had the highest score, but the difference was not statistically significant (F=1.200, P=0.439). The pass rates of the three groups had no significant differences (72.6% vs. 69.8% vs. 75.4%, χ²=0.718, P>0.05).

Through the video guide for self-study CPR training mode, college students can effectively grasp CPR skills, save training time and simplify the training process. Thus, this mode is worth to be popularized and applied in CPR training for college students.