Effectiveness of finger-marker for maintaining the correct compression point during paediatric resuscitation: A simulation study.
Am J Emerg Med
; 35(9): 1303-1308, 2017 Sep.
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ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVE:
High-quality cardiopulmonary resuscitation is a significant factor for increasing the survival rate of paediatric patients. This study is to investigate the effectiveness of finger-marker stickers for maintaining the correct compression point during simulated infant cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR).METHODS:
This crossover simulation study was conducted with 40 emergency physicians and paramedics at emergency departments of 2 tertiary hospitals. We used a remodeled infant CPR manikin developed to measure CPR quality indicators. After random coupling of participants (20 pairs), the pre-group (10 pairs) performed conventional 2-rescuer infant manikin CPR, then performed sticker-applied CPR after 1month. The post-group (10 pairs) performed the process in the opposite order. The participants placed finger-marker stickers to indicate the appropriate compression point before starting CPR. We compared accurate finger placement rates and other CPR quality indicators (compression depth, rate, complete chest recoil, and hands-off time) with and without the finger-marker sticker.RESULTS:
All finger-marker stickers were correctly attached within 5s (4.88±1.28s) of approaching the model. There were significant differences in the rate of correct finger compression position between conventional and sticker-applied CPR (25.4% [IQRs 7.6-69.8] vs. 88.2% [IQRs 69.6-95.5], P<0.001). Results did not differ according to sex, career, and job of the participants. There were no significant differences in mean compression rate, depth, hands-off times, and rate of fully recoiled compression between the 2 groups.CONCLUSION:
Finger-marker stickers can be used to maintain correct finger positioning during 2-rescuer infant manikin CPR.Palavras-chave
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01-internacional
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MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Reanimação Cardiopulmonar
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Dedos
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Treinamento por Simulação
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Massagem Cardíaca
Tipo de estudo:
Clinical_trials
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Observational_studies
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Prognostic_studies
Limite:
Adult
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Female
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Humans
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Infant
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Male
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Am J Emerg Med
Ano de publicação:
2017
Tipo de documento:
Article