BACKGROUND Chest compression (CC) quality deteriorates with time in adults, possibly because of rescuer fatigue. Little data exist on compression quality in children or on work done to perform compressions in general. We hypothesized that compression quality, work, and rescuer fatigue would differ in child versus adult manikin models. METHODS This was a prospective randomized crossover study ...

BACKGROUND Updated life-support guidelines were published by the European Resuscitation Council (ERC) in 2010, increasing the required depth and rate of chest compression delivery. This study sought to determine the impact of these guidelines on rescuer fatigue and cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) performance. METHODS 62 Health science students performed 5 min of conventional CPR in accord...

Background: Chest compression with adequate depth and number is one of the main indicators of high-quality cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR). Nevertheless, no proper counting technique is suggested to provide sufficient number of massages. Aim: To compare the effects of three techniques of chest compression counting on the quality of CPR and rescuer fatigue. Method: Inthis clinical trial, 30 ...

Badan SAR Nasional (BASARNAS) bertugas menangani kondisi yang membahayakan manusia seperti bencana alam sehingga beresiko mengalami permasalahan psikologis dari medan berbahaya, situasi krisis-traumatis, serta durasi bekerja panjang-tanpa jeda. Kondisi tersebut menjadi faktor pendukung memungkinkan rescuer Compassion Fatigue dan Satisfaction dapat memengaruhi Professional Quality of Life mereka...

This paper describes an ontology created for the RESCUER1 (Reliable and Smart Crowdsourcing Solution for Emergency and Crisis Management), a project funded by the European Union and the Brazilian Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation. RESCUER uses crowdsourcing information for supporting Industrial Parks (InPa) and Security Forces during an emergency situation. The proposal, EDXL-RESCU...

STUDY OBJECTIVE To compare the concentration of a rescuer's exhaled O2 and CO2 during mouth-to-mouth ventilation with or without chest compression. DESIGN Prospective repeated measures study. Simulated one- and two-rescuer cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) was performed as recommended by the American Heart Association. SETTING University laboratory. PARTICIPANTS Fifty-five healthcare pr...

BACKGROUND Previous research has demonstrated that trained rescuers have difficulties achieving and maintaining the correct depth and rate of chest compressions during both in and out of hospital cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR). Feedback on rate and depth mitigate decline in performance quality but not completely with the residual performance decline attributed to rescuer fatigue. The purpo...