Comparison of standard and alternative methods for chest compressions in a single rescuer infant CPR: A prospective simulation study.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

The aims of this study were to develop a novel three-finger chest compression technique (pinch technique; PT) and an assistive device chest compression technique (plate-assisted technique; PAT) and compare these techniques with conventional techniques.

Design

Prospective, crossover manikin study.

Setting

Pediatric emergency department at a tertiary care academic center.

Subjects

Fifty medical doctors and medical students.

Interventions

Using a manikin, fifty participants performed five different chest compression techniques-two 2-finger techniques (TFT1 and TFT2), two PTs (PT1 and PT2), and the PAT-for 2 minutes with 2 minutes of rest in a randomized sequence.

Measurements and main results

The compression depth (CD), compression rate, re

SUBMITTER: Paek SH 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6919614 | biostudies-literature | 2019

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature