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Improvement of the quality of cardiopulmonary resuscitation performed with Real CPR Help® device among medical students and medical workers
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Affiliations- Students’ Scientific Circle, Department of Cardiology and Internal Medicine, Nicolaus Copernicus University, Collegium Medium in Bydgoszcz, Poland
- Department of Health Promotion, Nicolaus Copernicus University, Collegium Medium in Bydgoszcz, Poland
- Department of Cardiology and Internal Medicine, Nicolaus Copernicus University, Collegium Medium in Bydgoszcz, Poland
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Abstract
Introduction: This study aimed to compare the quality of CPR performed with real-time feedback device with CPR delivered without it by medical students and practising medical workers.
Material and methods: Studied group consisted of 96 participants. Real CPR Help® technology providing real-time feedback was used. The following parameters were measured: mean depth, mean frequency, adequate depth rate, adequate frequency rate, and general compressions quality. Participants performed one-minute cycles of CPR with and without the feedback.
Results: Mean compression depth lowered with the feedback (6.1 ± 1.3 cm vs. 5.3 ± 0.4 cm; p < 0.001) and the number of participants with adequate depth increased (25% vs. 78,1%; p < 0.001). Mean compression frequency lowered after the use of the device (119.8 ± 16.8 cpm vs. 111.9 ± 6.9 cpm; p < 0.001) and the number of participants performing CPR with recommended compression frequency increased (50% vs. 86.5%; p < 0.001). Overall quality increased significantly with the feedback (0.0; IQR: 0.0–13.7 vs. 55.1; IQR: 31.5–78.8; p < 0.001). Similar CPR quality was observed in the student group vs. medical workers without the feedback (0.81; IQR: 0.0–16.2 vs. 0.0; IQR: 0.0–12.7; p = 0.27) and after the device implementation (61.26; IQR: 38.16–80.0 vs. 49.54; IQR: 30.06–65.84; p = 0.21).
Conclusions: The use of the Real CPR Help® device in the simulated test improved the overall quality of CPR. There were no differences concerning CPR quality between students and medical workers after the device implementation.
Abstract
Introduction: This study aimed to compare the quality of CPR performed with real-time feedback device with CPR delivered without it by medical students and practising medical workers.
Material and methods: Studied group consisted of 96 participants. Real CPR Help® technology providing real-time feedback was used. The following parameters were measured: mean depth, mean frequency, adequate depth rate, adequate frequency rate, and general compressions quality. Participants performed one-minute cycles of CPR with and without the feedback.
Results: Mean compression depth lowered with the feedback (6.1 ± 1.3 cm vs. 5.3 ± 0.4 cm; p < 0.001) and the number of participants with adequate depth increased (25% vs. 78,1%; p < 0.001). Mean compression frequency lowered after the use of the device (119.8 ± 16.8 cpm vs. 111.9 ± 6.9 cpm; p < 0.001) and the number of participants performing CPR with recommended compression frequency increased (50% vs. 86.5%; p < 0.001). Overall quality increased significantly with the feedback (0.0; IQR: 0.0–13.7 vs. 55.1; IQR: 31.5–78.8; p < 0.001). Similar CPR quality was observed in the student group vs. medical workers without the feedback (0.81; IQR: 0.0–16.2 vs. 0.0; IQR: 0.0–12.7; p = 0.27) and after the device implementation (61.26; IQR: 38.16–80.0 vs. 49.54; IQR: 30.06–65.84; p = 0.21).
Conclusions: The use of the Real CPR Help® device in the simulated test improved the overall quality of CPR. There were no differences concerning CPR quality between students and medical workers after the device implementation.
Keywords
cardiopulmonary resuscitation, CPR, chest compressions, feedback, training
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Improvement of the quality of cardiopulmonary resuscitation performed with Real CPR Help® device among medical students and medical workers
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2021-07-12
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Medical Research Journal 2021;6(3):177-183.
Keywords
cardiopulmonary resuscitation
CPR
chest compressions
feedback
training
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Malwina Bruska
Zuzanna Szankin
Jakub Ratajczak
Tomasz Fabiszak
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