How Performing Chest Compressions Influences Mental Arithmetic Capabilities: A Randomized Cross-Over Trial.

ABSTRACT: Background/Objectives: Performing cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) is cognitively demanding, often requiring helpers to perform cognitive and manual tasks simultaneously. While the human brain primarily switches between tasks rather than processing them simultaneously, it remains unclear whether performing repetitive, monotonous manual tasks, such as chest compressions, affects cognitive performance. This study aimed to assess the impact of chest compressions on mental arithmetic performance. Methods: In a randomized crossover trial, healthy participants trained in advanced life support (physicians, nurses, and paramedics) completed the Paced Auditory Serial Addition Test (PASAT) under two conditions: with or without performing chest compressions on a manikin. The primary

SUBMITTER: Holaubek C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12112591 | biostudies-literature | 2025 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature