Articles: cardiac-arrest.
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Randomized Controlled Trial Comparative Study
Manual vs. integrated automatic load-distributing band CPR with equal survival after out of hospital cardiac arrest. The randomized CIRC trial.
To compare integrated automated load distributing band CPR (iA-CPR) with high-quality manual CPR (M-CPR) to determine equivalence, superiority, or inferiority in survival to hospital discharge. ⋯ Compared to high-quality M-CPR, iA-CPR resulted in statistically equivalent survival to hospital discharge.
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Letter Randomized Controlled Trial
Pilot prospective study of therapeutic hypothermia for treatment of post-cardiac arrest patients.
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Randomized Controlled Trial
Simplified dispatcher instructions improve bystander chest compression quality during simulated pediatric resuscitation.
Cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) quality is associated with survival outcomes after out-of-hospital cardiac arrest. The objective of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of simplified dispatcher CPR instructions to improve the chest compression (CC) quality during simulated pediatric cardiac arrest in public places. ⋯ Simplified dispatcher assisted pediatric CPR instructions: "Push as hard as you can" was associated with lay bystanders providing deeper and faster CCs on a simulated, 6-year-old pediatric manikin. However, percentage of providers leaning between CC increased. The potential effect of these simplified instructions in younger children remains unanswered.
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Randomized Controlled Trial Comparative Study
Comparative analysis of airway scope and Macintosh laryngoscope for intubation primarily for cardiac arrest in prehospital setting.
This study sought to determine and compare the utility of the Airway scope (AWS; Pentax Corporation, Tokyo, Japan) and the conventional Macintosh laryngoscope (MLS) for intubation in the prehospital setting. ⋯ Despite its many advantages seen in other settings, the AWS did not show superior efficacy to the MLS in relation to time required for intubation, ultimate or first attempt success rate, or difficulty level of intubation in the prehospital setting.
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Randomized Controlled Trial
The benefits of a simplified method for CPR training of medical professionals: a randomized controlled study.
We developed and tested a training method for basic life support incorporating defibrillator feedback during simulated cardiac arrest (CA) to determine the impact on the quality and retention of CPR skills. ⋯ A simplified 2h training method using audiovisual feedback combined with quantitative review of CPR performance improved CPR quality and retention of these skills.