Resuscitation and education literature have demonstrated that precourse preparatory strategies including computer-assisted learning tutorials, written self-instructional materials, video reviews, preparatory courses, textbook reading, and pretests enhance knowledge acquisition or reduce classroom time.

1. From Part 16: Education, Implementation, and Teams: 2010
American Heart Association Guidelines for Cardiopulmonary
Resuscitation and Emergency Cardiovascular Care
http://circ.ahajournals.org/cgi/content/full/122/18_suppl_3/S920
“Resuscitation and education literature have demonstrated that precourse preparatory
strategies including computer-assisted learning tutorials, written self-instructional
materials, video reviews, preparatory courses, textbook reading, and pretests enhance
knowledge acquisition or reduce classroom time. It is reasonable to include precourse
preparatory strategies in advanced life support courses (Class IIa, LOE B).
Crit Care Med. 1999 Apr;27(4):821-4.
Use of a computerized advanced cardiac life support simulator improves retention of
advanced cardiac life support guidelines better than a textbook review.
Link to abstract: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/10321676
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