Introduction:

Cardiovascular diseases are accountable for 17.3 million deaths per year in the world. Cardiac arrests can happen anywhere. Therefore, having a correspondingly trained community can increase the survival chance and decrease the possible aftermath of those suffering complications.

Objective:

To estimate the effect of using a digital educational resource in the learning process related to basic life support among participants of a higher education institution.

Methods:

This is a quantitative, pre-experimental, pre-test-post-test study on a single group.

Results:

The use of a digital educational resource in the learning process related to basic life support increased knowledge acquisition in 110 students, demonstrating a statistically significant difference between the pre-test and post-test levels (p < 0.01 for the gaussian model adjusted group, and p < 0.05 for the unadjusted one).

Discussion:

These results are consistent with the findings of other similar studies. Since Virtual Learning Objects can foster motivation, self-regulated learning, and knowledge acquisition among students, this methodology is recommended as a complementary learning strategy.

Conclusion:

The digital educational resource increased knowledge acquisition related to basic life support among the participating students, making them better suited to address possible complications of cardiovascular diseases.