Objective performance of emergency medical technicians in the use of mechanical cardiopulmonary resuscitation compared with subjective self-evaluation: a cross-sectional, simulation-based study.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To evaluate the subjective and objective resuscitation performance of emergency medical technicians (EMTs) using mechanical cardiopulmonary resuscitation (MCPR) devices.

Design and setting

This was a cross-sectional simulation-based study where participants installed the MCPR device on a training manikin.

Participants

We assessed EMT-Intermediates (EMT-Is) and EMT-Paramedics (EMT-Ps) of the Emergency Medical Services (Ambulance) Division of the Taipei City Fire Department.

Primary and secondary outcome measures

The primary outcome was the gap between self-perceived (subjective) and actual (objective) no-flow time during resuscitation, which we hypothesised as statistically insignificant. The secondary outcome was the association between resuscitation

SUBMITTER: Yang WS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9244722 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature