Can correct closed-chest compressions be performed during prehospital transport?
| Autor: | Stone Ck, Stephen H. Thomas |
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| Rok vydání: | 1995 |
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Emergency Medical Services
business.industry medicine.medical_treatment Movement Ambulances Heart Massage Emergency Nursing medicine.disease Manikins Transportation of Patients Evaluation Studies as Topic Emergency Medicine medicine Emergency medical services Humans Cardiopulmonary resuscitation Medical emergency Clinical Competence business Quality of Health Care |
| Zdroj: | Prehospital and disaster medicine. 10(2) |
| ISSN: | 1049-023X |
| Popis: | Introduction:The resuscitation rate from out-of-hospital cardiac arrest is low. There are many factors to be considered as contributing to this phenomenon. One factor not previously considered is the impact of a moving ambulance environment on the ability to perform closed-chest compressions.Hypothesis:Proper closed-chest compressions can be performed in a moving ambulance.Methods:A cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) training mannequin with an attached skill meter (Skillmeter ResusciAnnie®, Laerdal, Armonk, N. Y., USA) that measures each chest compression for proper depth and hand placement was used. Ten emergency medical technician-basic (EMT-B) certified prehospital providers were assigned into one of five teams. Each team performed a total of four sessions of five minutes of continuous closed-chest compressions on the mannequin. Two sessions were done by each team: one in the control environment with the mannequin placed on the floor, and the other in the experimental environment with the mannequin placed in the back of a moving ambulance. The ambulance was operated without warning lights and siren, and all traffic rules were obeyed. The percentage of correct closed-chest compressions was recorded for each session, and the mean values were compared using Student's t-test with alpha set at 0.01 for statistical significance.Results:Ten sessions of compressions were done in both environments. The mean percentage of correct compressions was 77.6 ±15.6 for the control group and 45.6 ±18.3 for the ambulance group (p = 0.0005).Conclusion:A moving ambulance environment appears to impair the ability to perform closed-chest compressions. |
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