Annals of Emergency Medicine
Volume 56, Issue 3 , Pages 242-243 , September 2010

The Application of Mechanical Devices for CPR: Make the First 5 Minutes the Best 5 Minutes!

  • Robert E. O'Connor, MD, MPH

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress for correspondence: Robert E. O'Connor, MD, MPH, Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Virginia, PO Box 800699, Charlottesville, VA 22908; 434-924-2897, fax 434-924-2877

References 

  1. Nichol G, Aufderheide TP, Eigel B, et al. American Heart Association Emergency Cardiovascular Care Committee; Council on Arteriosclerosis, Thrombosis, and Vascular Biology; Council on Cardiopulmonary, Critical Care, Perioperative and Resuscitation; Council on Cardiovascular Nursing; Council on Clinical Cardiology; Advocacy Committee; Council on Quality of Care and Outcomes Research Regional systems of care for out-of-hospital cardiac arrest: a policy statement from the American Heart Association. Circulation. 2010;121:709–729
  2. Becker LB, Weisfeldt ML, Weil MH, et al. The PULSE Initiative: scientific priorities and strategic planning for resuscitation research and life saving therapies. Circulation. 2002;105:2562–2570
  3. Sasson C, Rogers MA, Dahl J, et al. Predictors of survival from out-of-hospital cardiac arrest: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Circ Cardiovasc Qual Outcomes. 2010;3:63–81
  4. Weisfeldt ML, Becker LB. Resuscitation after cardiac arrest: a 3-phase time-sensitive model. JAMA. 2002;288:3035–3038
  5. Gallagher EJ, Lombardi G, Gennis P. Effectiveness of bystander cardiopulmonary resuscitation and survival following out-of-hospital cardiac arrest. JAMA. 1995;274:1922–1925
  6. Van Hoeyweghen RJ, Bossaert LL, Mullie A, et al. Quality and efficiency of bystander CPR (Belgian Cerebral Resuscitation Study Group). Resuscitation. 1993;26:47–52
  7. Wik L, Steen PA, Bircher NG. Quality of bystander cardiopulmonary resuscitation influences outcome after prehospital cardiac arrest. Resuscitation. 1994;28:195–203
  8. Ong ME, Annathurai A, Leong AS, et al. Cardiopulmonary resuscitation interruptions with use of a load-distributing band device during emergency department cardiac arrest. Ann Emerg Med. 2010;56:233–241
  9. Wik L, Kramer-Johansen J, Myklebust H, et al. Quality of cardiopulmonary resuscitation during out-of-hospital cardiac arrest. JAMA. 2005;293:299–304
  10. Abella BS, Alvarado JP, Myklebust H, et al. Quality of cardiopulmonary resuscitation during in-hospital cardiac arrest. JAMA. 2005;293:305–310
  11. Keys VA, Malone P, Brim C, et al. Code carnivals: resuscitating code blue training with accelerated learning. J Contin Educ Nurs. 2009;40:560–564
  12. Bunch TJ, White RD. Education is what remains after medical emergency teams are trained. Crit Care Med. 2009;37:3174–3175
  13. Campello G, Granja C, Carvalho F, et al. Immediate and long-term impact of medical emergency teams on cardiac arrest prevalence and mortality: a plea for periodic basic life-support training programs. Crit Care Med. 2009;37:3054–3061

 Supervising editor: Deborah B. Diercks, MD

 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. The author has stated that no such relationships exist. See the Manuscript Submission Agreement in this issue for examples of specific conflicts covered by this statement.

 Publication date: Available online March 30, 2010.

 Reprints not available from the author.

PII: S0196-0644(10)00231-3

doi: 10.1016/j.annemergmed.2010.02.028

Annals of Emergency Medicine
Volume 56, Issue 3 , Pages 242-243 , September 2010

Article Tools