ERIC Number: EJ1234583
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2019-Dec
Pages: 15
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ISSN: ISSN-2154-1647
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Push Hard and Fast: Teaching College Students with Intellectual Disability to Perform Hands-Only Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation
Kearney, Kelly B.; Brady, Michael P.; Dukes, Charles; Downey, Angelica
Education and Training in Autism and Developmental Disabilities, v54 n4 p328-342 Dec 2019
Many adults with intellectual disability (ID) do not learn the skills needed to maintain safety of people within their communities. In a pair of studies, a total task presentation with a least-to-most error correction procedure was used to teach four college students with ID how to safely remove personal protective equipment (PPE) (gloves), and how to administer hands-only cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR). A multiple probe design was used to evaluate the effects of both studies. Results for the first study showed that students' accuracy with PPE removal increased after the intervention, and maintained after the intervention was removed. During the second study, student accuracy of hands-only CPR increased, and the CPR skills also generalized to a novel setting. Social validity data for both studies indicated that students believed they learned and were able to demonstrate the skills, however staff impressions were more variable. Implications and limitations are discussed.
Descriptors: First Aid, College Students, Students with Disabilities, Intellectual Disability, Safety Equipment, Intervention, Accuracy, Skill Development, Instructional Effectiveness, Adults, State Universities, Prompting, Error Correction, Human Body
Division on Autism and Developmental Disabilities, Council for Exceptional Children. DDD, P.O. Box 3512, Fayetteville, AR 72702. Tel: 479-575-3326; Fax: 479-575-6676; Web site: http://daddcec.org/Publications/ETADDJournal.aspx
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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