Evaluation of manual chest compressions according to the updated cardiopulmonary resuscitation guidelines and the impact of feedback devices in an educational resuscitation course

Abstract Background The cardiopulmonary resuscitation guidelines revised in 2015 recommend target chest compression rate (CCR) and chest compression depth (CCD) of 100–120 compressions per minute (cpm) and 5–6 cm, respectively. We hypothesized that the new guidelines are harder to comply with, even...

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Main Authors: Nao Urushibata, Kiyoshi Murata, Hideki Endo, Ayako Yoshiyuki, Yasuhiro Otomo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-06-01
Series:BMC Emergency Medicine
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12873-020-00345-8