Study of Objective Structured Clinical Examination (OSCE) quantification

Abstract

Now that the general public is permitted to use automated external defibrillator (AED), it is necessary for medical student to be able to correctly perform basic life support. At our university, we have long recognized the importance of education in cardiopulmonary resuscitation and have offered an emergency scenario using basic life support on objective structured clinical examination (OSCE) in the fifth-year of undergraduate education. We evaluated the scoring system by subjective estimate compared to objective estimate using personal computer system.
Thirty three fifth-year students performed basic life support on OSCE scenario. We estimated the practical examination with regard to artificial breathing and chest compression by estimators using check list and by simulator with personal computer system at the same time.
We made a comparison between two estimates. The subjective estimate by estimators using check list was not accurate more than the objective one using personal computer system. There ware great differences with regard to chest compression between two estimates.
The objective estimate using personal computer system played an important role to estimate the quality of artificial breathing and chest compression compared to the subjective estimate. We also have to offer a course in basic life support based on an objective estimate.