Reliability of YouTube© Videos in terms of Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation Education (Preprint)

BACKGROUND People particularly choose video-sharing platforms for medical information. OBJECTIVE In this study, we aimed to evaluate scientific correctness of videos uploaded to one of the most popular video-sharing website; YouTube©. METHODS This research was performed by enrering keyword “Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation” to YouTube© platform on March 10th, 2024. Of the videos; download date, views, type of the videos (lecture, scenario, narrative, animation and manikin), number of likes and duration of the videos were determined. Then the modified DISCERN Score (mDS) and Global Quality Scale Criteria (GQS) were applied to the videos by the authors. RESULTS Eighty relevant videos were included into the study. The types of the videos were: 20 were lecture videos ,19 were scenario videos, 15 were manikin videos, 14 were narrative videos and 12 were animation videos. The manikin videos were the most viewed (186,905 times, mean: 12.460) and liked (1510 times, mean: 100.6). Animation videos had the highest scores for both mDS and GQS criteria (4, 4.2, respectively). Any statistical significance was not determined in terms of video types and mDS/GQS scores. CONCLUSIONS Using manikins may be a useful method for BLS and CPR education of the public.