[Standardized telephone-assisted instructions on resuscitation by laypersons : Feasibility study using Video-assisted quality analysis.]

CONCLUSION: The results demonstrate that the local T-CPR concept for untrained laypersons is feasible in a mock scenario. No substantial errors were observed for the majority of the untrained responders but the simulation also showed that not every emergency witness implemented the instructions according to the dispatcher's expectations. The T-CPR procedure was also more time-consuming than expected; therefore, every standardized T-CPR concept should be tested for local practicability. In accordance with current studies, the results suggest that the focus should be on compression-only CPR instructions in urban settings. Dispatcher education in T-CPR should incorporate videotaped mock-up scenarios with untrained local laypersons.
PMID: 25430665 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

Source: Der Anaesthesist - November 29, 2014 Category: Anesthesiology Authors: Nest JC, Steinbrunner D, Karger M, Hiltl M, von Kaufmann F, Kanz KG, Kreimeier U Tags: Anaesthesist Source Type: research