Cristina Jorge-Soto

• PhD. Nurse
• University of Santiago de Compostela

Background The aim of this study was to determine the ability of the Sequential Organ Failure Assessment score (SOFA) and modified SOFA score (mSOFA) as predictive tools for 2-day and 28-day mortality and ICU admission in patients with acute neurological pathology treated in hospital emergency departments (EDs). Methods An observational, prospecti...

Foreign body airway obstruction (FBAO) is a relatively common emergency and a potential cause of sudden death both in children and older people; bystander immediate action will determine the victim’s outcome. Although many school children’s basic life support (BLS) training programs have been implemented in recent years, references to specific trai...

Introduction Drowning is a public health problem. Interrupting the drowning process as soon as possible and starting cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) can improve survival rates. Inflatable rescue boats (IRBs) are widely used worldwide to rescue drowning victims. Performing CPR in special circumstances requires adjusting the position based on the...

Background The aim of this study was to compare the ability to predict 30‐day in‐hospital mortality of lactate versus the modified Rapid Emergency Medicine Score (mREMS) versus the arithmetic sum of the mREMS plus the numerical value of lactate (mREMS‐L). Methods A prospective, multicentric, emergency department delivery, pragmatic study was condu...

Citation: Martínez-Isasi, S.; Jorge-Soto, C.; Castro-Fernández, C.; Baltar-Lago, C.; Sobrido-Prieto, M.; Manteiga-Urbón, J.; Barcala-Furelos, R. Pediatric Ventilation Skills by Non-Healthcare Students: Effectiveness, Self-Perception, and Preference. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2023, 20, 3026. https:// Abstract: Since a great number of infan...

Background: The aim of this study was to examine the attitudes, fears, and anxiety level of nursing students faced with a critical clinical simulation (cardiopulmonary reanimation) with and without personal protective equipment (PPE). Methods: A pilot before-after study as conducted from 21 to 25 June 2021, with 24 students registered in the nur...

Background: Anticipating and avoiding preventable intrahospital cardiac arrest and clinical deterioration are important priorities for international healthcare systems and institutions. One of the internationally followed strategies to improve this matter is the introduction of the Rapid Response Systems (RRS). Although there is vast evidence from...

Objective Evaluating the usefulness of a chat bot as an assistant during CPR care by laypersons. Methods Twenty-one university graduates and university students naive in basic life support participated in this quasi-experimental simulation pilot trial. A version beta chatbot was designed to guide potential bystanders who need help in caring for ca...

(1) Background: The aim was screening the performance of nine Early Warning Scores (EWS), to identify patients at high-risk of premature impairment and to detect intensive care unit (ICU) admissions, as well as to track the 2-, 7-, 14-, and 28-day mortality in a cohort of patients diagnosed with an acute neurological condition. (2) Methods: We cond...

Aims The aim of this study was to compare the ability to predict 2-, 7-, 14-, and 30-day in-hospital mortality of lactate vs the National Early Warning Score 2 (NEWS2) vs the arithmetic sum of the NEWS2 plus the numerical value of lactate (NEWS2-L). Methods This was a prospective, multicentric, emergency department delivery, pragmatic cohort study...

Previous pilot experience has shown the ability of visually impaired and blind people (BP) to learn basic life support (BLS), but no studies have compared their abilities with blindfolded people (BFP) after participating in the same instructor-led, real-time feedback training. Twenty-nine BP and 30 BFP participated in this quasi-experimental trial....

The ability of COVID-19 to compromise the respiratory system has generated a substantial proportion of critically ill patients in need of invasive mechanical ventilation (IMV). The objective of this paper was to analyze the prognostic ability of the pulse oximetry saturation/fraction of inspired oxygen ratio (SpO2/FiO2) and the ratio of SpO2/FiO2 t...

Visually impaired people respond to brief basic live support training programmes in a similar way to no handicapped people. Thus, they are valid candidates to be rescuers in a out of hospital cardiac arrest. The aim of the present study is to propose a sticker which could ease the automated external defibrillator (AED) use by visually handicapped pe...

BACKGROUND: The aim was to assess future schoolteachers’ basic life support (BLS) knowledge and willingness to include this content in school lessons. The aim was also to determine the learning effect of a brief BLS hands-on training session, supported by real-time feedback. METHODS: A convenience sample of 98 University students of Educational Sci...

Aim: Early defibrillation should achieve the highest survival rates when applied within the first minutes after the collapse. Public access defibrillation programs have increased the population awareness of the importance of defibrillation. Schoolchildren should be trained in basic life support (BLS) skills and some countries have included BLS in...

Objectives: To assess the ability of schoolchildren to use a automated external defibrillator (AED) to provide an effective shock and their retention of the skill 1 month after a training exercise supported by audiovisual materials. Material and methods: Quasi-experimental controlled study in 205 initially untrained schoolchildren aged 6 to 16 y...

Objetivo. Valorar la capacidad de los escolares para simular una descarga efectiva con un desfibrilador externo semiautomático (DEA) y la retención de la habilidad al mes tras una actividad formativa basada en un vídeo. Método. Estudio cuasiexperimental con grupo control en 205 escolares de 6 a 16 años sin formación previa. Se realizaron simulacion...

Introduction Immediate bystander cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) is essential for survival after out-of-hospital cardiac arrest. Down syndrome (DS) citizens have improved their active engagement in society. The objective of this pilot trial was to investigate if they are able to perform quality chest compression-only CPR after a brief training....