Annals of Emergency Medicine
Volume 56, Issue 3 , Pages 233-241 , September 2010

Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation Interruptions With Use of a Load-Distributing Band Device During Emergency Department Cardiac Arrest

Presented at the 10th annual scientific meeting of the Society for Emergency Medicine, February 2009, Singapore; and as a poster at the 18th annual scientific meeting of Singapore General Hospital, April 2009, Singapore.

  • Marcus Eng Hock Ong, MBBS (S'pore), MPH

      Affiliations

    • Department of Emergency Medicine, Singapore General Hospital, Singapore
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress for correspondence: Marcus Ong Eng Hock, MBBS (S'pore), MPH, Department of Emergency Medicine, Singapore General Hospital, Outram Road, Singapore 169608; 65-63213590, fax 65-63214873
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  • Annitha Annathurai, MBBS (S'pore), M Med (A&E), MRCS (A&E)

      Affiliations

    • Department of Emergency Medicine, Singapore General Hospital, Singapore
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  • Ahmad Shahidah

      Affiliations

    • Department of Emergency Medicine, Singapore General Hospital, Singapore
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  • Benjamin Sieu-Hon Leong, MBBS (S'pore), MRCS Ed (A&E)

      Affiliations

    • Emergency Medicine Department, National University Hospital, Singapore
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  • Victor Yeok Kein Ong, MBBS (S'pore), FRCS Ed (A&E)

      Affiliations

    • Emergency Medicine Department, National University Hospital, Singapore
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  • Ling Tiah, MBBS (S'pore), MRCS Ed (A&E)

      Affiliations

    • Accident and Emergency, Changi General Hospital, Singapore
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  • Shiang Hu Ang, MBBS (S'pore), MRCS Ed (A&E)

      Affiliations

    • Accident and Emergency, Changi General Hospital, Singapore
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  • Kok Leong Yong

      Affiliations

    • Department of Emergency Medicine, Singapore General Hospital, Singapore
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  • Papia Sultana, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Clinical Research, Singapore General Hospital, Singapore

Received 30 August 2009 ,Revised 2 December 2009 ,Accepted 5 January 2010.

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 Please see page 234 for the Editor's Capsule Summary of this article.

 Supervising editor: Deborah B. Diercks, MD

 Author contributions: MEHO and AA conceived the study objectives and methodology. MEHO prepared the study protocols. MEHO, AA, BS-HL, VYKO, LT, and SHA supervised the acquisition of data. PS provided statistical advice and analyzed the data. AS and KLY managed the database and the administration of the study. MEHO drafted the article, and all authors contributed to the final article. MEHO takes responsibility for the paper as a whole.

 Funding and support: By Annals policy, all authors are required to disclose any and all commercial, financial, and other relationships in any way related to the subject of this article that might create any potential conflict of interest. See the Manuscript Submission Agreement in this issue for examples of specific conflicts covered by this statement. This study was supported by a grant from ZOLL Medical Corporation. Dr. Marcus Ong reports receiving reimbursement for travel expenses to attend a course in November 2006 related to the study. He reports no other financial benefits (stock, stock options) from this relationship. Mr. Yong was employed as a research coordinator funded through the study grant. No other authors report financial disclosures.

 Publication date: Available online April 30, 2010.

 Reprints not available from the authors.

PII: S0196-0644(10)00025-9

doi: 10.1016/j.annemergmed.2010.01.004

Annals of Emergency Medicine
Volume 56, Issue 3 , Pages 233-241 , September 2010

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