Comparison of standard and over-the-head method of chest compressions during cardiopulmonary resuscitation - a simulation study

Autor: Michał Ćwiertnia, Marek Kawecki, Tomasz Ilczak, Monika Mikulska, Mieczysław Dutka, Rafał Bobiński
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2019
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Zdroj: BMC Emergency Medicine, Vol 19, Iss 1, Pp 1-8 (2019)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 1471-227X
DOI: 10.1186/s12873-019-0292-8
Popis: Abstract Background Maintaining highly effective cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) can be particularly difficult when artificial ventilation using a bag-valve-mask device, combined with chest compression have to be carried out by one person. The aim of the study is to compare the quality of CPR conducted by one paramedic using chest compression from the patient’s side with compression conducted from the ‘over-the-head’ position. Methods The subject of the study were two methods of CPR – ‘standard’ (STD) and ‘over-the-head’ (OTH). The STD method consisted of cycles of 30 chest compressions from the patient’s side, and two attempts at artificial ventilation after moving round to behind the patient’s head. In the OTH method, both compressions and ventilations were conducted from behind the patient’s head. Results Both CPR methods were conducted by 38 paramedics working in medical response teams. Statistical analysis was conducted on the data collected, giving the following results: the average time of the interruptions between compression cycles (STD 9.184 s, OTH 7.316 s, p
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