Does delivering chest compressions to patients who are not in cardiac arrest cause unintentional injury? A systematic review.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Chest compressions are life-saving in cardiac arrest but concern by layperson of causing unintentional injury to patients who are not in cardiac arrest may limit provision and therefore delay initiation when required.

Aim

To perform a systematic review of the evidence to identify if; among patients not in cardiac arrest outside of a hospital, does provision of chest compressions from a layperson, compared to no use of chest compressions, worsen outcomes.

Method

We searched Medline (Ovid), Web of Science Core Collection (clarivate) and Cinahl (Ebsco). Outcomes included survival with favourable neurological/functional outcome at discharge or 30 days; unintentional injury (e.g. rib fracture, bleeding); risk of injury (e.g. aspiration). ROBINS-I was used to ass

SUBMITTER: Williamson F 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11625224 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature