Compression-Only CPR or Standard CPR in Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest
Authors:
- Leif SvenssonLSLeif Svensson
- Katarina BohmKBKatarina Bohm
- Maaret CastrènMCMaaret Castrèn
- Hans PetterssonHPHans Pettersson
- Lars EngerströmLELars Engerström
- Johan HerlitzJHJohan Herlitz
- Mårten RosenqvistMRMårten Rosenqvist
Open Access
- 29 July 2010
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Massachusetts Medical Society in New England Journal of Medicine
- Vol. 363 (5) , 434-442
Abstract
Emergency medical dispatchers give instructions on how to perform cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) over the telephone to callers requesting help for a patient with suspected cardiac arrest, before the arrival of emergency medical services (EMS) personnel. A previous study indicated that instructions to perform CPR consisting of only chest compression result in a treatment efficacy that is similar or even superior to that associated with instructions given to perform standard CPR, which consists of both compression and ventilation. That study, however, was not powered to assess a possible difference in survival. The aim of this prospective, randomized study was to evaluate the possible superiority of compression-only CPR over standard CPR with respect to survival.Keywords
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