The effect of personal protective equipment on cardiac compression quality

Cardiac compression is a cumbersome procedure. The American Heart Association suggests switching of cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) provider every 2 min to prevent any decrease in resuscitation quality. High quality CPR is associated with improved outcomes. Previous studies have highlighted the...

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Published in:African Journal of Emergency Medicine 2021-12, Vol.11 (4), p.385-389
Main Authors: Hacımustafaoğlu, Muhammet, Çağlar, Ahmet, Öztürk, Berkant, Kaçer, İlker, Öztürk, Kemal
Format: Article
Language:English
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Cardiac compression
Fatigue
Mechanic compression device
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Prehospital cardiac arrest
Prehospital healthcare professionals
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Summary:Cardiac compression is a cumbersome procedure. The American Heart Association suggests switching of cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) provider every 2 min to prevent any decrease in resuscitation quality. High quality CPR is associated with improved outcomes. Previous studies have highlighted the difficulties in providing high quality CPR particularly while wearing personal protective equipment (PPE). This study aimed to evaluate the impact of personal protective equipment (PPE) use on CPR quality in prehospital cardiac arrest situations. In this prospective simulation study, we compared the cardiac compression qualities and fatigue rates among prehospital health care professionals (HCPs) who were or were not using PPE. A total of 76 prehospital HCPs comprising 38 compression teams participated in this study. The mean compression rate was 117.71 ± 8.27/min without PPE and 115.58 ± 9.02/min with PPE (p = 0.191). Overall compression score was 86.95 ± 4.39 without PPE and 61.89 ± 14.43 with PPE (p 
ISSN:2211-419X
2211-4203
DOI:10.1016/j.afjem.2021.07.004