Five vs. two initial rescue breaths during infant basic life support: A manikin study using bag-mask-ventilation.

ABSTRACT:

Background and objectives

Children are more likely to suffer a hypoxic-ischaemic cause for cardiac arrest. Early ventilation may provide an advantage in outcome during paediatric cardiopulmonary resuscitation [CPR]. European Resuscitation Council guidelines recommend five initial rescue breaths [IRB] in infants, stemming from the hypothesis that rescuers might need 5 attempts in order to deliver 2 effective ventilations. This study aimed to verify this hypothesis.

Methods

Participants (n = 112, convenience sample) were medical students from the Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences Ghent University, Belgium. Students were divided into duos and received a 15 min just-in-time training regarding the full CPR-cycle using BMV. Participants then performed five cycles of 2

SUBMITTER: Geerts A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9792851 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature