Prehospital emergency care : official journal of the National Association of EMS Physicians and the National Association of State EMS Directors
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Randomized Controlled Trial Comparative Study Clinical Trial
The effect of a voice assist manikin (VAM) system on CPR quality among prehospital providers.
Numerous studies have documented poor cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) performance among prehospital providers during both simulated and actual resuscitations. Previous studies have shown that a real-time, voice assist manikin (VAM) system may improve CPR performance. ⋯ Use of VAM did not directly improve compression or ventilation rate or quality in this cohort of prehospital providers. However, use of VAM did prevent decay of compression and ventilation performance over time.