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Missed Training, Collateral Damage from COVID 19?

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  10 January 2022

Giuseppe Stirparo Open the ORCID record for Giuseppe Stirparo [Opens in a new window] ,
Lorenzo Bellini ,
Nazzareno Fagoni ,
Salvatore Compatti ,
Marco Botteri ,
Guido Francesco Villa ,
Stefano Sironi ,
Carlo Signorelli ,
Giuseppe Maria Sechi  and
Albero Zoli
Giuseppe Stirparo*
Affiliation:
School of Public Health, University of Vita-Salute San Raffaele, Milano, Italy
Lorenzo Bellini
Affiliation:
School of Public Health, University of Vita-Salute San Raffaele, Milano, Italy
Nazzareno Fagoni
Affiliation:
AAT Brescia, Azienda Regionale Emergenza Urgenza (AREU), ASST Spedali Civili di Brescia, Brescia, Italy Department of Molecular and Translational Medicine, University of Brescia, Italy
Salvatore Compatti
Affiliation:
IR TeC- AREU (International Research & Teaching Centre), Milano, Italy
Marco Botteri
Affiliation:
Agenzia Regionale Emergenza Urgenza Headquarters (AREU HQ), Milano, Italy
Guido Francesco Villa
Affiliation:
Agenzia Regionale Emergenza Urgenza Headquarters (AREU HQ), Milano, Italy
Stefano Sironi
Affiliation:
IR TeC- AREU (International Research & Teaching Centre), Milano, Italy
Carlo Signorelli
Affiliation:
School of Public Health, University of Vita-Salute San Raffaele, Milano, Italy
Giuseppe Maria Sechi
Affiliation:
Agenzia Regionale Emergenza Urgenza Headquarters (AREU HQ), Milano, Italy
Albero Zoli
Affiliation:
Agenzia Regionale Emergenza Urgenza Headquarters (AREU HQ), Milano, Italy
*
Corresponding author: Giuseppe Stirparo, Email: g.stirparo@areu.lombardia.it.
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Abstract

Background:

During the COVID-19 pandemic, a total lockdown was enforced all over Italy starting on March 9, 2020. This resulted in the shrinking of economic activities. In addition, all formal occupational security-training courses were halted, among them the 81/08 law lectures and Basic Life Support-Defibrillation (BLS-D) laypersons training courses. The aim of this study was to evaluate the impact of the pandemic on BLS-D laypersons training courses in the Lombardy region.

Methods:

BLS-D training courses records for the Lombardy region were analyzed. The analysis was conducted from 2016 to 2020 as part of the Hippo project.

Results:

In the period between 2017 and 2019, BLS-D trained laypersons kept increasing, moving from 53500 trained individuals up to 74700. In 2020, a stark reduction was observed with only 22160 individuals trained. Formal courses were not halted completely during 2020. Still, in the months available for training, the number of individuals enrolled showed a sharp 50% reduction.

Conclusions:

Laypersons training courses for emergency management are a fundamental component of primary prevention practice. The 81/08 and 158/12 Italian laws have decreed this practice mandatory in the workplace. Following the enforcement of the lockdown and the subsequent interruption of emergency management courses, efforts will be necessary to re-establish and guarantee the high quality training of the pre-pandemic period.

Keywords

Covid-19ResuscitationBLS-DEducation
Type
Brief Report
Information
Disaster Medicine and Public Health Preparedness , Volume 16 , Issue 6 , December 2022 , pp. 2403 - 2405
Copyright
© The Author(s), 2022. Published by Cambridge University Press on behalf of Society for Disaster Medicine and Public Health, Inc.

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