A quality improvement initiative to optimize use of a mechanical chest compression device within a high-performance CPR approach to out-of-hospital cardiac arrest resuscitation

Resuscitation

Volumn 92, Issue , 2015, Pages 32-37

  Levy, Michael ^a,b   Yost, Dana ^c,d   Walker, Robert G ^e   Scheunemann, Erich ^a,b   Mendive, Steve R ^a,b  

^a Anchorage Fire Department   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA ANCHORAGE   (United States)

^c Redmond Fire Department   (United States)

^d Resurgent Biomedical Consulting LLC   (United States)

^e Physio Control Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

Cardiac arrest resuscitation; Chest compression fraction; High performance CPR; Mechanical chest compression; OHCA

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CARDIAC RESUSCITATOR; DEFIBRILLATOR; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; EMERGENCY CARE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; MECHANICAL CHEST COMPRESSION DEVICE; OUT OF HOSPITAL CARDIAC ARREST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT; DEVICES; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; OUT-OF-HOSPITAL CARDIAC ARREST; RESUSCITATION; STANDARDS; THORAX; TIME FACTOR;

CARDIOPULMONARY RESUSCITATION; EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; HUMANS; OUT-OF-HOSPITAL CARDIAC ARREST; QUALITY IMPROVEMENT; THORAX; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 84931087952     PISSN: 03009572     EISSN: 18731570     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.resuscitation.2015.04.005     Document Type: Article

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