C ardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) involving external chest compression and positive-pressure ventilation was first described >50 years ago in a landmark publication that launched the fundamental approach to present-day CPR. 1 Since this initial description, modern-day CPR has given rise to initiatives related to CPR research, education and training, advocacy, and industry. These ever-increas...

BACKGROUND Medical students today are tomorrow's future doctors. One of the key skills that students should develop during their graduation training is to be prepared for emergency life saving measures like cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) anytime, anywhere. The students play integral role in learning, mastering and inculcating the most pragmatic clinical skill of CPR. OBJECTIVES a) To eva...

OBJECTIVES This study was designed to assess whether a new method of cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR), termed active compression-decompression CPR, or ACD-CPR, improves organ perfusion when compared with standard (S) CPR in a dog model of ventricular fibrillation. BACKGROUND ACD-CPR has recently been shown to improve hemodynamic and respiratory parameters during cardiac arrest when compare...

OBJECTIVE Bystander cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) is an important factor associated with improved survival rates and neurologic prognoses in cases of out-of-hospital cardiac arrest. We assessed how factors related to CPR education including timing of education, period from the most recent education session, and content, affected CPR willingness. METHODS In February 2012, trained intervi...

OBJECTIVES This study was designed to assess whether intermittent impedance of inspiratory gas exchange improves the efficiency of standard cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR). BACKGROUND Standard CPR relies on the natural elastic recoil of the chest to transiently decrease intrathoracic pressures and thereby promote venous blood return to the heart. To further enhance the negative intrathora...

OBJECTIVE To compare the effectiveness of cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) with chest compression only and conventional CPR on outcomes after cardiopulmonary arrest out of hospital. DESIGN Nationwide population based observational study. SETTING A nationwide emergency medical service system in Japan. Population All consecutive patients with out of hospital cardiopulmonary arrest, January...

OBJECTIVES The goal of our study was to shed light on educational methods to strengthen medical students' cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) leadership and team skills in order to optimise CPR understanding and success using didactic videos and high-fidelity simulations. DESIGN An observational study. SETTING A tertiary medical centre in Northern Taiwan. PARTICIPANTS A total of 104 5-7th...