
Santiago Martínez-IsasiUniversity of Santiago de Compostela | USC · Department of Nursing
Santiago Martínez-Isasi
PhD. Nurse
I´m assistant professor and research at University of Santiago Compostela.
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Introduction
I´m assistant professor and research at University of Santiago Compostela. I´m degree of nursing, postdegree and Ph.D in health science. I´m instructor in medical simulation.
My interesting are nursing, emergency care, prehospital care and medical simulation.
I´m working in several areas of research such as basic life support, teaching BLS to schoolchildren, nursing science and other items
Additional affiliations
July 2017 - August 2019
October 2015 - July 2017
July 1999 - December 2005
Ambulancias Maria Pita
Position
- Technician
Description
- emergency medical technician in ambulance of basic life support
Education
September 2008 - July 2009
September 2004 - July 2007
Publications
Publications (78)
Objetivo. Conocer el perfil de la investigación en Enfermería y las tendencias cuantitativa-cualitativa. • Métodos. o Tipo de estudio: scoping review (PRISMA-ScR). Muestra: revisiones sistemáticas y artículos de investigación de 32 revistas indexadas en al menos una base de datos entre 2013-22. Selección de artículos: fue llevada a cabo por los dos...
Extending the access to cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) training to a wider public is an important step in increasing survivability of out-of-hospital cardiac arrest. However, often price and maintenance of CPR manikins are barriers that prevent training at schools. This study aims to evaluate the learning of hands-only (HO) CPR by practicing w...
Background: Wound healing competence is implied in the nursing profession, but there is
no standardized content regulation for wound care in university curricula. The primary objective of
this study was to identify the barriers to the acquisition of knowledge about skin integrity impairment.
Methods: A quasi-experimental pre-test and post-test stud...
FUNDAMENTOS // La enseñanza de los primeros auxilios (PPAA) a escolares y jóvenes es una estrategia prioritaria en Salud Pública.
El objetivo de este trabajo fue revisar y analizar la nueva legislación educativa en el marco curricular de PPAA, lo cual es necesario para ofrecer a los docentes y sanitarios una guía práctica que oriente la enseñanza p...
Introduction
Silver-releasing dressings are used in the treatment of infected wounds. Despite their widespread use, neither the amount of silver released nor the potential in vivo toxicity is known. The aim of this study was to evaluate the cytotoxic effects and the amount of silver released from commercially available dressings with infected wound...
Introduction
Control of massive hemorrhage (MH) is a life-saving intervention. The use of tourniquets has been studied in prehospital and battlefield settings but not in aquatic environments.
Objective
The aim of this research is to assess the control of MH in an aquatic environment by analyzing the usability of two tourniquet models with differen...
Objective
The main objective of the study was to evaluate the influence of arterial hypertension, diabetes, dyslipidaemia, smoking, alcoholism and COPD (chronic obstructive pulmonary disease) on the viability of the extracted tissue as well as the donor.
Design
Observational case–control study.
Setting
Regional hospital in Northern Spain.
Partic...
Aim: The aim of this study is to evaluate the doctoral scientific production of Nursing in relation to impaired skin integrity, analyzing the subject matter and the types of lesions on which they focus.
Methods: Descriptive, observational, retrospective study. A search was performed in the Database of Doctoral Theses of the Spanish Ministry of Univ...
O: Diseñar un maniquí de reanimación cardiopulmonar (RCP) de bajo coste que se pueda construir en casa y en la escuela, que simule la fisiología de la circulación, para que niños en edad escolar se capaciten para realizar maniobras de RCP en situaciones de parada cardíaca extrahospitalaria.
MyM: Estudio cuasiexperimental de 193 niños en edad escola...
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...
Background
A large number of workers attend work despite being ill. Attending work during sickness can have a number of consequences for the worker (e.g., worsening of physical and mental condition), for co-workers, and for the company, and for service users.
Objectives
The aim of this study was to assess the factors influencing presenteeism and m...
To analyze the effectiveness of a teletraining teaching-learning methodology based on smart glasses in the performance of laymen when faced with simulated cardiac arrest.
The aim of this study was to compare the quality of standard infant CPR with CPR in motion (i.e., walking and running) via performing maneuvers and evacuating the infant from a beach. Thirteen trained lifeguards participated in a randomized crossover study. Each rescuer individually performed three tests of 2 min each. Five rescue breaths and cycle...
Materiales y métodos: doce expertos de las Ciencias de la Salud mediante un grupo nominal realizaron el cribado de conceptos en 3 fases: 1ª revisión literatura científica en PubMed en la que se abordasen conceptos erróneos u obsoletos relacionados a los incidentes en entornos acuáticos, 2ª el grupo elaboró un listado de 16 ítems susceptibles de ana...
Aim:
To implement small methodological changes in basic life support (BLS) training to reduce unnecessary pauses during automated external defibrillator (AED) use.
Methods:
One hundred and two university students with no BLS knowledge were randomly allocated into three groups (control and 2 experimental groups). Both experimental groups received...
The aim of the study was to explore feasibility of basic life support (BLS) guided through smart glasses (SGs) when assisting fishermen bystanders. Twelve participants assisted a simulated out-of-hospital cardiac arrest on a fishing boat assisted by the dispatcher through the SGs. The SGs were connected to make video calls. Feasibility was assessed...
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...
Uncontrolled external bleeding is a common cause of preventable death, and due to the environment in which these events often occur, e.g., in hostile environments, the state security forces are usually the first responders, and in many cases, if they are injured their partners provide the initial assistance. The tourniquet is a fast, effective, and...
Resumen
Introducción
las revistas científicas son el principal canal a través del cual se comparten los avances clínicos, se intercambian opiniones y se proponen teorías. El objetivo de este manuscrito fue determinar la situación de las revistas de enfermería. Esto es presencia, visibilidad y prestigio.
Materiales y métodos
en mayo de 2022 se lle...
The aim of the study was to compare the quality of CPR (Q-CPR), as well as the perceived fatigue and hand pain in a prolonged infant cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) performed by lifeguards using three different techniques. A randomized crossover simulation study was used to compare three infant CPR techniques: the two-finger technique (TF); the...
Objective
To quantitatively assess the learning capacity of school children aged between 8-12 years in basic life support (theory and practice) after a feasible school training programme.
Material and methods
Quasi-experimental study with a convenience sample of 567 pupils in 3rd and 5th year of Primary Education, and first year of Compulsory Seco...
Objective
To compare the effectiveness of 4-month rolling-refreshers and annual retraining in basic life support (BLS) on a sample of schoolchildren.
Design
Prospective longitudinal trial.
Setting and participants
Four hundred and seventy-two schoolchildren (8–12 years old).
Interventions
Schoolchildren were instructed in BLS and then split into...
Introduction and Objectives:
Massive hemorrhage (MH) is a growing pathology in military settings and increasingly in civilian settings; it is now considered a public health problem in the United States with large-scale programs. Tourniquets are the fastest and most effective intervention in MH if direct pressure is not effective.
The Liaison Commi...
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....
“Postoperative delirium” is defined as delirium occurring in the hospital up to one week after a procedure or before discharge (whichever occurs first) that meets the DSM-5 diagnostic criteria. Objectives: To describe the risk factors related to this pathology and identify effective non-pharmacological forms of treatment. An integrative review of t...
Aim:
To evaluate the influence of time on arterial blood gas values after artery puncture is performed.
Method:
Prospective longitudinal observational study carried out with gasometric samples from 86 patients, taken at different time intervals (0 (T0), 15 (T15), 30 (T30) and 60 (T60) min), from 21 October 2019 to 21 October 2020. The study vari...
The use of personal protective equipment (PPE) is required for the self-protection of healthcare workers during cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) in patients at risk of aerosol transmission of infectious agents. The aim of this study was to analyze the impact of personal protective equipment on physiological parameters during CPR. A randomized, q...
Training schoolchildren in basic life support (BLS) is strongly recommended to effectively increase bystander cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) rates. Paediatricians and other health staff members used to be involved in BLS training, but the wide dissemination of BLS skills would need additional support; as a solution, schoolteachers might have e...
Background:
Cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) training in schools, despite being legislated in Spain, is not established as such within the subjects that children are taught in schools.
Objective:
to evaluate the acquisition of CPR skills by 11-year-old children after a brief theoretical-practical teaching programme taught by nurses at school....
Introduction: On-boat resuscitation can be applied by lifeguards in an inflatable rescue boat (IRB). Due to Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus-2 (SARS-COV-2) and recommendations for the use of personal protective equipment (PPE), prehospital care procedures need to be re-evaluated. The objective of this study was to determine how the use...
Objective
To quantitatively assess the learning capacity of school children aged between 8-12 years in basic life support (theory and practice) after a feasible school training programme.
Material and methods
Quasi-experimental study with a convenience sample of 567 pupils in 3rd, 5th and 1st year of Primary Education, and Compulsory Secondary Edu...
Background and objectives: When the drowning timeline evolves and drowning occurs, the lifeguard tries to mitigate the event by applying the last link of the drowning survival chain with the aim of treating hypoxia. Quality CPR (Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation) and the training of lifeguards are the fundamental axes of drowning survival. Mobile appli...
Objective:
Introducing a new, simple and inexpensive portable equipment for lifeguards, consisting of a pre-assembled full-size plastic blanket with a mask and HEPA filter, which could offer significant time-saving advantages to reduce COVID-19 risk transmission in the first few minutes of CPR after water rescue, avoiding the negative impact of de...
Severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS-CoV-2), which causes coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19), is highly contagious. Lifeguards are the first line of response in aquatic emergencies and they will suffer a strong exposure to risk this first summer of the Covid-19 era, so their occupational health must be rethought in their professional practice d...
Objective
Lifeguard teams carry out their work in extremely hot conditions in many parts of the world. The aim of this study was to analyze the impact of high temperatures on physiological parameters during cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR).
Method
A randomized quasi-experimental cross-over design was used to test physiological lifesaving demands...
Occupational health recommendations for lifeguards in aquatic emergencies in the Covid-19 era: prevention, rescue and resuscitation Severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS-CoV-2), which causes coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19), is highly contagious. Lifeguards are the first line of response in aquatic emergencies and they will suffer a strong exp...
Objective:
The aim of this study was to evaluate the knowledge of first aid (FA) of primary and pre-school teachers and the parents of children in these education stages.
Methods:
A questionnaire already used in previous publications was employed and consisted of 4 sections: 1) general information; 2) assessment of FA knowledge; 3) questions abo...
Objective
The aim of this study was to evaluate the knowledge of first aid (FA) of primary and pre-school teachers and the parents of children in these education stages.
Methods
A questionnaire already used in previous publications was employed and consisted of 4 sections: (1) general information; (2) assessment of FA knowledge; (3) questions abou...
The role of nursing students as future health promoters of healthy behaviors is influenced by their attitude towards smoking. A cross-sectional study using a self-administered survey was performed to analyze smoking prevalence among undergraduate the nursing students who attend nursing faculties in 2 European countries (Spain and Portugal) during a...
La enfermedad infecciosa por coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19) es una infección del tracto respiratorio causada por un coronavirus de reciente aparición (2019-nCoV), que fue reconocido por primera vez en Wuhan, China, en diciembre de 2019. La secuenciación genética del virus sugiere que se trata de un betacoronavirus estrechamente vinculado al virus del...
Background:
Sedoanalgesia secondary iatrogenic withdrawal syndrome (IWS) in paediatric intensive units is frequent and its assessment is complex. Therapies are heterogeneous, and there is currently no gold standard method for diagnosis. In addition, the assessment scales validated in children are scarce. This paper aims to identify and describe bo...
Aim
To analyse the effect of oxygen fraction reduction (O2 14%, equivalent to 3250 m) on Q-CPR and rescuers' physiological demands.
Methodology
A quasi-experimental study was carried out in a sample of 9 Q-CPR proficient health care professionals. Participants, in teams of 2 people, performed 10 min CPR on a Laerdal ResusciAnne mannequin (30:2 comp...
Objective: Response time is a predictive factor for survival of drowning victims and lifesaving. Rescue Water Craft (RWC) are lifeboats very common in lifeguards operations. The aim of this study was to analyze the feasibility of providing effective mouth-to-mouth ventilations and/or cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) on the RWC while sailing at d...
Objective
Gamification is a non-evaluation and competition-based training methodology with high emotional involvement. The goal of this study was to evaluate gamification methodology as compared with other existing methodologies when teaching cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) to secondary school students.
Methods
489 secondary school students fr...
Aim:
The study aims to analyze the efficacy of massage therapy and kinesitherapy applied by parents of premature infants admitted to hospital.
Background:
Premature newborns suffer early somatic deprivation that has adverse effects on their growth and development and that also has a negative impact on the emotional state of their parents. Massag...
Out-of-hospital cardiorespiratory arrest is one of the leading causes of death in the Western world. Early assistance with quality Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) and the use of a defibrillator may increase the percentage of survival after this process. The objective of this study was to evaluate the effect of CPR training and the management of...
: The acquisition of competencies in basic life support (BLS) among university students of health sciences requires specific and updated training; therefore, the aim of this review was to identify, evaluate, and synthesise the available scientific knowledge on the effect of training in cardiorespiratory resuscitation in this population. A comprehen...
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...
Introduction
Teachers may have an essential role in basic life support (BLS) training in schoolchildren. However, few data are available about their BLS learning abilities.
Aim
To quantitatively assess the quality of BLS when performed by school teachers after a brief and simple training program.
Materials and methods
A quasi-experimental study w...
PURPOSE:
Starting basic cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) early improves survival. Fishermen
are the first bystanders whilst at work. Our objective was to test in a simulated scenario
the CPR quality performed by fishermen while at port and navigating at different speeds.
METHODS:
Twenty coastal-fishermen were asked to perform 2 minutes CPR (ches...
A video of how the research was done is included in this manuscript as a supplementary file.
Objective:
The Spanish model is the model adopted by many countries to increase their donation rate, being the implication of the healthcare professionals one of the keys to this success. The attitude of these before the donation is crucial for the hour of influence on the population. Organ transplantation has been established as an effective trea...
Objective:
The emergency medical technician plays a fundamental role and is the most important figure quantitatively in pre-hospital emergencies. The aim was to asses the socio-demographic, work-related, health characteristics and technical skills of an Emergency Medical Technician in Spain.
Methods:
Cross-sectional descriptive study. An ad hoc...
Introduction:
Teachers may have an essential role in basic life support (BLS) training in schoolchildren. However, few data are available about their BLS learning abilities.
Aim:
To quantitatively assess the quality of BLS when performed by school teachers after a brief and simple training program.
Materials and methods:
A quasi-experimental s...
Telecare is a healthcare resource based on new technologies that, through the services offered, attempt to help elderly people to continue living in their homes. In this sense, first-generation telecare services have quickly developed in Europe. The aim of this work was to define the profile, pattern of medication consumption and disease frequencie...