The effects of cognitive-motor multitasking demands on the quality of chest compressions in CPR-A randomized controlled trial.

ABSTRACT:

Background

In standard cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR), rescuers switch between ventilation and chest compressions. We examined the effect of this task-switching requirement on chest-compression quality to gain insights into the cognitive mechanisms underlying performance in standard CPR. Understanding these mechanisms can help in the development of evidence-based practical implications and cognitive aids for CPR.

Methods

A total of 300 first-year medical and dentistry students (212 females, 20.2 ± 4.4 years) participated in this randomized controlled trial. They received either a CPR training comprising both chest compressions and ventilation (standard CPR) or a CPR training comprising chest compressions only (chest-compression-only CPR). Chest-compression quality (comp

SUBMITTER: Hirsch P 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11880286 | biostudies-literature | 2025

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature