Scand J Trauma Resus
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Scand J Trauma Resus · May 2016
Randomized Controlled TrialShort structured feedback training is equivalent to a mechanical feedback device in two-rescuer BLS: a randomised simulation study.
Resuscitation guidelines encourage the use of cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) feedback devices implying better outcomes after sudden cardiac arrest. Whether effective continuous feedback could also be given verbally by a second rescuer ("human feedback") has not been investigated yet. We, therefore, compared the effect of human feedback to a CPR feedback device. ⋯ The quality of CPR with human feedback or by using a mechanical audio-visual feedback device was similar. Further studies should investigate whether extended human feedback training could further increase CPR quality at comparable costs for training.