The objective of this pilot study was to compare the manual chest compressions (CC) versus CC feedback device TrueCPR vs mechanical CC device LifeLine ARM during simulated pediatric cardiopulmonary resuscitation
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
52
Chest compressions performed manually without any device
Chest compressions performed with Cardiopump
Chest compressions performed using mechanical chest compressions system LifeLine ARM
Łukasz Szarpak
Warsaw, Poland
chest compressions effectiveness
the percentage of correct chest compressions relative to the total number of chest compressions
Time frame: 1 day
Depth
correct depth according to European Resuscitation Council 2015 guidelines for cardiopulmonary resuscitation
Time frame: 1 day
Pressure point
correct pressure point according to European Resuscitation Council 2015 guidelines for cardiopulmonary resuscitation
Time frame: 1 day
Complete pressure release
Complete pressure release measure by manikin software
Time frame: 1 day
Rate of chest compressions
correct chest compressions rate according to European Resuscitation Council 2015 guidelines for cardiopulmonary resuscitation
Time frame: 1 day
Ease-of-use
To access subjective opinion about the difficulty of each chest compression method, participants were asked to rate it on a visual analog scale (VAS) with a score from 1 (extremely easy) to 10 (extremely difficult).
Time frame: 1 day
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