Objective Passive leg raise (PLR) is an experimental cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) technique involving elevation of the lower limbs from horizontal plane during CPR. This procedure thought to improve clinical outcomes in cardiac arrest. By comparing use PLR conventional CPR, we aimed evaluate survival and secondary neurologically intact return spontaneous circulation (ROSC). Methods In th...

A critical step of the resuscitation process is early cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) – i.e., the combination of chest compressions and ventilations. CPR can be started by bystanders and is typically taken over by emergency services. Current resuscitation guidelines highlight the importance of high-quality CPR for ensuring optimal outcomes from cardiac arrest. In this context, several mecha...

Patients who sustain a cardiac arrest have a less than 20% chance of surviving to hospital discharge. Patients may request do-not-resuscitate (DNR) orders if they believe that their chances for a meaningful recovery after cardiopulmonary arrest are low. However, in some identifiable circumstances, cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) has a higher chance of success and lower likelihood of neurolo...

The "2010 American Heart Association Guidelines for Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation and Emergency Cardiovascular Care" increased the focus on methods to ensure that high-quality cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) is performed in all resuscitation attempts. There are 5 critical components of high-quality CPR: minimize interruptions in chest compressions, provide compressions of adequate rate and ...

objective: in this trial, we intend to assess the effect of simulation-based education approach on advanced cardiovascular life support skills among medical students. methods: through convenient sampling method, 40 interns of mashhad university of medical sciences in their emergency medicine rotation (from september to december 2012) participated in this study. advanced cardiovascular life supp...

Basic cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) measures can be performed by any trained person in an out-of-hospital setting. The 2020 American Heart Association recommendations simplify the algorithm for non-medical volunteers: to start CPR at scene, it’s enough register agonal breathing, and itself compression-only mode. These features should taken into account when teaching volunteers basics of C...

Background and Objective: Patients suffering from cardiac arrest (CA) have poor prognosis and survival. The association of pre-arrest comorbidity with unsuccessful resuscitation in patients with CA is far from clear. The aim of the present study was to investigate the association between pre-existing comorbidity and unsuccessful resuscitation following CA in Iranian patients. Materials and Met...

Cerebral metabolic alterations during cardiac arrest, cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) and extracorporeal cardiopulmonary life support (ECLS) are poorly explored. Markers are needed for a more personalized resuscitation and post-resuscitation care. Aim of this study was to investigate early metabolic changes in the hippocampal CA1 region during ventricular fibrillation cardiac arrest (VF-CA)...

Cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) has been a very important requirement for the purpose of rescue of patients in emergency. But unavailability of trained technicians at the time of need has been a problem. Robotic systems capable of performing the cardiopulmonary resuscitation can be a potential solution. In this paper, a design of robotic system for CPR and its optimization has been presente...

Currently, there is no way to measure the effectiveness of cardiopulmonary resuscitation in humans. The literature suggests that minimum aortic diastolic and estimated coronary perfusion pressures during cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) in the animal model correlate with higher resuscitation rates. Six patients were studied during CPR to determine the arterial diastolic and estimated coronar...