Together We Save: Uniting Forces in Manual and Mechanical CPR

Mechanical chest compression devices assist rescuers in the delivery of high-quality cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) 1. The initial enthusiasm after the introduction of this technique was followed by reservation following multiple randomized trials demonstrating that mechanical chest compressions do not confer a survival benefit compared to manual chest compressions in out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) 2,3. Current CPR guidelines recommend considering mechanical CPR only if high quality manual chest compression is not practical or compromises provider safety 4.
Source: Resuscitation - Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: Tags: Editorial Source Type: research