Table 2.
Cost calculation for participants in the conventional BLS training and distributed CPR training programme per year
| Conventional BLS training (n=48) | Distributed CPR training (n=53) | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unit cost (CAD) | Source | Unit of measure | Unit (n) | Depreciation (%) | Cost per trainee (CAD) | Units (n) | Depreciation (%) | Cost per trainee (CAD) | |
| Equipment (fixed) | |||||||||
| Adult manikin | $C2624.00 | a | device | 1 | 20 | $C10.93 | 1 | 50 | $C24.75 |
| Infant manikin | $C1144.00 | a | device | 1 | 30 | $C7.15 | 1 | 75 | $C16.19 |
| Feedback device | $C2013.00 | a | device | − | − | $C0.00 | 1 | 40 | $C15.19 |
| Other training material | $C36.50 | b | student | − | − | $C0.00 | 53 | 100 | $C36.50 |
| AED trainer | $C200 | a | device | 1 | 5 | $C0.20* | |||
| Total | $C18.08 | $C92.64 | |||||||
| Personnel (fixed) | |||||||||
| Facilitator (orientation) | $C40.00 | c | hour | − | − | $C0.00 | 10 | − | $C7.55 |
| Administrator | $C30.00 | c | hour | − | − | $C0.00 | 25 | − | $C14.15 |
| Instructor | $C50.00 | c | hour | 32 | − | $C33.33 | − | − | $C0.00 |
| Facilitator (training) | $C20.00 | c | hour | − | − | $C0.00 | 79.5 | − | $C30.00 |
| Total | $C33.33 | $C51.70 | |||||||
| Facility (fixed) | |||||||||
| Rent for classroom with AV support | $C25.00 | d | hour | 32 | − | $C16.67 | − | − | $C0.00* |
| Training time paid by the institution | |||||||||
| Cost for time spent in training | $C40.00 | c | hour | 192 | − | $C160.00 | 79.5 | − | $C60.00 |
| Remediation (if not CPR competent) | Trainees (n) | Percentage (%)† | Cost per trainee (CAD) | Trainees (n) | Percentage (%)† | Cost per trainee (CAD) | |||
| Costs for instructor | $C50.00 | c | hour | 24 | 85.37 | $C21.34 | 26.5 | 45.65 | $C11.41 |
| Clinical hour loss for trainee | $C40.00 | c | hour | 24 | 85.37 | $C17.07 | 26.5 | 45.65 | $C9.13 |
| Total (adjusted) | $C38.41 | $C20.54 | |||||||
| Total costs | $C266.50 | $C224.88 | |||||||
| Source of unit costs in the analysis: | (a) Mean unit costs of Laerdal Resusci Anne QCPR, Laerdal Resusci baby QCPR, Laerdal SimPad SkillReporter in 2015 (b) AHA online learning module (c) Appendix of Nursing Salaries in Alberta 1948−2017 (Downloadable at URL: https://www.una.ab.ca/collectiveagreements/salaryappendix) (d) KidSIM facility rental |
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*Costs for storage of training equipment (a cart with manikin) and AED trainer do exist but are considered negligible in this analysis;
†Data obtained from Lin et al 2018. Resuscitation; CAD, Canadian dollars in 2016.
AED, automatic external defibrillator; BLS, basic life support; CPR, cardiopulmonary resuscitation.