Adult and pediatric CPR: Attitudes and expectations of health professionals and laypersons David Roberts, Donna Hirschman, Karen Scheltema
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1053/ajem.2000.7338
The American Journal of Emergency Medicine , Vol. 18 , Issue 4 ,
Published in issue: July 2000
x Nationally accepted resuscitation courses offer few guidelines for terminating unsuccessful cardiopulmonary resusitation (CPR). Data were collected from 305 physicians and nurses in 1988/1989 and 401 physicians, nurses, and laypersons in 1998/1999 to assess their attitudes and expectations about adult and pediatric CPR. Respondents felt pediatric CPR efforts should continue longer than adult CPR efforts. Respondents in 1998/1999 felt CPR efforts did not need to continue as long as the 1988/1989 respondents felt.
Proper performance of chest compressions in cardiopulmonary resuscitation Jaehoon Oh, Youngsuk Cho, Hyunggoo Kang
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ajem.2012.08.035
The American Journal of Emergency Medicine , Vol. 31 , Issue 1 ,
Published online: October 22 2012
x Sebbane et al [1] reported that an annual refresher course is an important factor for nurses and nurses' aides to accurately perform chest compression (CC) depth while standing next to a stretcher. Several points of interest were raised by this article. First, we found that the participants who were trained on cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) within the previous year performed CC at a rate of approximately 120 per minute with the patient either on the floor or on a stretcher, whereas others performed CC with 100 per minute on both surfaces [1].
Cardiopulmonary resuscitation skills retention in family members of cardiac patients Debra K. Moser, Kathleen Dracup, Peter M. Guzy, Shelley E. Taylor, Christine Breu
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/0735-6757(90)90150-X
The American Journal of Emergency Medicine , Vol. 8 , Issue 6 ,
Published in issue: November 1990
x The purpose of this study was to determine if the use of a retention strategy would maintain cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) skills in family members of cardiac patients. Thirty-one subjects trained in CPR recelved retention packets 3 and 6 months after CPR training. Sixteen subjects were tested for CPR retention at 7 months after initial training, and 15 at 12 months. Likelihood χ 2 was used to compare the 7- and 12-month groups. There were no differences between the 7- and 12-month groups, because CPR retention overall was poor.
The physiological effects and quality of chest compressions during CPR at sea level and high altitude Jen-Chun Wang, Shih-Hung Tsai, Yu-Long Chen, Chin-Wang Hsu, Kuan-Cheng Lai, Wen-I Liao, Ling-Yuan Li, Wei-Fong Kao, and others
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ajem.2014.07.007
The American Journal of Emergency Medicine , Vol. 32 , Issue 10 ,
Published online: July 29 2014
x Rescuers that undergo acute ascent without acclimatization can experience acute mountain sickness. Although performing cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) for a short period requires intensive effort at sea level, performing CPR at high altitude is even more exhausting and can endanger the rescuer. Therefore, we conducted a pilot study to compare the quality of resuscitation in health professionals at high altitude (3100 m) and that at sea level.
Usefulness of admission matrix metalloproteinase 9 as a predictor of early mortality after cardiopulmonary resuscitation in cardiac arrest patients Kenan Ahmet Turkdogan, Ali Zorlu, Fatma Mutlu Kukul Guven, Ismail Ekinozu, Umut Eryigit, Mehmet Birhan Yilmaz
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ajem.2012.02.017
The American Journal of Emergency Medicine , Vol. 30 , Issue 9 ,
Published online: May 25 2012
x Matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs) have a central role in disease progression after ischemia-reperfusion injury. However, its prognostic significance in cardiac arrest (CA) patients having cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) is unknown. The aim of this study was to investigate the relation between admission MMP-9 level and early mortality in CA patients.
The effect of time since training on house officers' retention of cardiopulmonary resuscitation skills Mary E. Mancini, William Kaye
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/0735-6757(85)90008-7
The American Journal of Emergency Medicine , Vol. 3 , Issue 1 ,
Published in issue: January 1985
x Currently, the American Heart Association (AHA) recommends that physicians be certified in cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) every two years. This study was undertaken to determine the effects of time since training on retention of CPR skills of physicians and to identify at what point performance deteriorates to a level requiring retraining with supervised practice. The physicians' performance of CPR one year or less after training was compared with that of more than one year after training. Thirty-three medical residents who had been taught CPR by the same instructor were tested without warning for one-person CPR on a recording mannikin.
Retention of CPR skills Robert T. Kiskaddon, George L. Sternbach
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/0735-6757(85)90214-1
The American Journal of Emergency Medicine , Vol. 3 , Issue 5 ,
Published in issue: September 1985
The authors reply Mary E. Mancini, William Kaye
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/0735-6757(85)90215-3
The American Journal of Emergency Medicine , Vol. 3 , Issue 5 ,
Published in issue: September 1985
Prediction of survival from cardiopulmonary resuscitation by CPR instructors Donald Alves, Michele Wallace, John Allegra, Greg Cable
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ajem.2004.04.027
The American Journal of Emergency Medicine , Vol. 22 , Issue 4 ,
Published in issue: July 2004
Cardiopulmonary resuscitation and sudden cardiac death: An annotated bibliography of the 1984 literature Richard O. Cummins
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/0735-6757(85)90223-2
The American Journal of Emergency Medicine , Vol. 3 , Issue 5 ,
Published in issue: September 1985
Relationship between duration of prehospital resuscitation and favorable prognosis in ventricular fibrillation Takahiro Arima, Osamu Nagata, Koji Sakaida, Takeshi Miura, Hiroyuki Kakuchi, Katsuki Ikeda, Tomoya Mizushima, Azusa Takahashi
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ajem.2015.02.031
The American Journal of Emergency Medicine , Vol. 33 , Issue 5 ,
Published online: February 23 2015
x There appears to be an optimal point in balancing the relative benefits of extending the resuscitation time to obtain return of spontaneous circulation in the prehospital setting and the initiation of therapies such as extracorporeal cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR). This study investigated how prehospital CPR duration is related to survival and neurologic outcome in ventricular fibrillation (VF) and tried to find the tolerable time for prehospital resuscitation.
Is there an alternative to mouth-to-mouth breathing? Leslie A. Geddes, Ann E. Rundell
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ajem.2008.05.017
The American Journal of Emergency Medicine , Vol. 26 , Issue 9 ,
Published in issue: November 2008
x Is there an alternative to mouth-to-mouth breathing? In view of the present-day state of cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR), we believe it is time to rethink CPR.
Bag ‘em or tube ‘em: how to decide Eric M. Rottenberg
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ajem.2014.05.021
The American Journal of Emergency Medicine , Vol. 32 , Issue 8 ,
Published online: May 21 2014
x In an effort to identify or at least shed light on optimal out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) airway management strategies, McMullan et al [1] compared OHCA outcomes between patients receiving endotracheal intubation (ETI) vs supraglottic airway (SGA) and between patients receiving ETI or SGA and those receiving no advanced airway. They found that survival was higher among OHCA receiving ETI than those receiving SGA and for patients who received no advanced airway than those receiving ETI or SGA.
Dog bites: The controversy continues Charles G. Brown, James J. Ashton
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/0735-6757(85)90022-1
The American Journal of Emergency Medicine , Vol. 3 , Issue 1 ,
Published in issue: January 1985
Very brief training for laypeople in hands-only cardiopulmonary resuscitation. Effect of real-time feedback Violeta González-Salvado, Felipe Fernández-Méndez, Roberto Barcala-Furelos, Carlos Peña-Gil, José Ramón González-Juanatey, Antonio Rodríguez-Núñez
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ajem.2016.02.047
Publication stage: In Press Corrected Proof
The American Journal of Emergency Medicine
Published online: February 21 2016
x Bystander cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) improves survival from out-of-hospital cardiac arrest, but rates and performance quality remain low. Although training laypeople is a primary educational goal, the optimal strategy is not well defined. This study aimed to determine whether a short training with real-time feedback was able to improve hands-only CPR among untrained citizens.
Quality of chest compressionwith CardioPump CPR compared to single rescuer standard BLS Andrzej Kurowski, Lukasz Czyżewski, Lukasz Bogdański, Piotr Zaśko, Katarzyna Karczewska, Lukasz Szarpak
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ajem.2014.10.027
The American Journal of Emergency Medicine , Vol. 33 , Issue 1 ,
Published online: October 20 2014
x Cardiac arrest is a leading cause of death worldwide [1,2]. High-quality chest compressions (CCs) are of paramount importance for survival and good neurologic outcome. Unfortunately, even health professionals have difficulty performing effective cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR). Chest compression is often too shallow, compression ratio is inadequate, and hands-off time is too long [1,3,4]. Cardiopulmonary resuscitation feedback devices might be an option for rescuers to increase CC efficiency [2,4].
Improvement of cardiopulmonary resuscitation by bending and pressing the lower extremities Li Xiang, Huang Hui, Fang Jindong, Liu Jing, Fang Li
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ajem.2012.11.006
The American Journal of Emergency Medicine , Vol. 31 , Issue 2 ,
Published online: December 20 2012
x The success rate of cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) is very low. The mortality rate after reaching the hospital is still as high as 50% to 70% [1,2]. Although a variety of methods have been invented to improve the success rate [3-5], a number of factors limited their application.
Quality of chest compressions during compression-only CPR: a comparative analysis following the 2005 and 2010 American Heart Association guidelines Zhengfei Yang, Heng Li, Tao Yu, Changwei Chen, Jiefeng Xu, Yueyong Chu, Tianen Zhou, Longyuan Jiang, and others
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ajem.2013.09.043
The American Journal of Emergency Medicine , Vol. 32 , Issue 1 ,
Published online: November 8 2013
x The latest guidelines both increased the requirements of chest compression rate and depth during cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR), which may make it more difficult for the rescuer to provide high-quality chest compression. In this study, we investigated the quality of chest compressions during compression-only CPR under the latest 2010 American Heart Association (AHA) guidelines (AHA 2010) and its effect on rescuer fatigue.
Iron delocalization into the cerebrospinal fluid during cardiac resuscitation in dogs : Robert Walker, Blaine C. White, Thomas Hoehner, Marilyn Probst, John F. Hildebrandt. Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI 48824
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/0735-6757(84)90167-0
The American Journal of Emergency Medicine , Vol. 2 , Issue 4 ,
Published in issue: July 1984
Flunarizine in the treatment of experimental canine cardiac arrest : A. Wauquier, H. L. Edmonds, Jr., W. Melis, J. Van Loon. Janssen Pharmaceutica, Beerse, Belgium
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/0735-6757(84)90168-2
The American Journal of Emergency Medicine , Vol. 2 , Issue 4 ,
Published in issue: July 1984
