Automatic chest compression devices--when do they make sense?
Am J Emerg Med
; 32(1): 82-5, 2014 Jan.
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| ID: mdl-24079985
ABSTRACT
The current resuscitation guidelines of the European Resuscitation Council do not include automatic chest compression devices (ACDs) as standard equipment to support cardiopulmonary resuscitation attempts. One possible reason could be the lack of a list of indications and contraindications for the use of ACD systems. This review should give a summary of current studies and developments according to ACD systems and deliver a list of possible applications. Furthermore, we discuss some ethical problems with cardiopulmonary resuscitation attempts and, in particular, with ACD systems. The use of ACDs occurs instead of manual chest compression. Because of this, there is no reason for changing the current guidelines, especially termination recommendations while using ACD systems. From our point of view, ACDs are a very good supplement to the current standard of resuscitation according to the European Resuscitation Council guidelines.
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Assunto principal:
Reanimação Cardiopulmonar
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Massagem Cardíaca
Tipo de estudo:
Guideline
Limite:
Humans
Idioma:
En
Ano de publicação:
2014
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Article