Specialty: Critical care, Primary sub-specialty: Critical care
Conditions
Interventions
Teams in the trial will be randomised to receive either standard training (control group) or pit-crew training (intervention group). Teams will be individually randomised in a 1:1 ratio using an inter
Sponsors
University of Warwick
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. NHS clinical staff (e.g. doctors, nurses, paramedics) that have current registration with a professional body (General Medical Council; Nursing and Midwifery Council; Health and Care Professions Council 2. Hold a current Resuscitation Council (UK) Immediate Life Support or Advanced Life Support qualification, or other equivalent resuscitation qualification 3. Provide written informed consent for participation 4. Prior to randomisation, participants must also have completed the manufacturer on-line training package on use of the device
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. Staff that have an injury or disability that prevents the use or handling of the mechanical chest compression device 2. Receipt of formal training in use of the LUCAS-2 mechanical chest compression device in the last six months
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Flow-fraction in the minute preceding the delivery of the first chest compression by the mechanical device, as measured in the testing scenario. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| All outcome measures will be measured during the simulation testing scenario): 1. Adherence to manufacturer recommended process for device deployment, measured using the manufacturer checklist document 2. Non-technical skills, measured using the Team Emergency Assessment Measure tool 3. Chest compression quality, measured as flow-fraction, pre-shock pause, post-shock pause, and peri-shock pause. The overall duration of the arrest will be defined as the point that cardiac arrest is confirmed (on completion of 10-second breathing/ pulse check) to delivery of the final chest compression 4. Time to first mechanical chest compression, measured from time of arrival of the mechanical chest compression device. 5. Number, duration and causes of any chest compression interruptions that exceed 5-seconds 6. Cause of any incident of delayed time to first mechanical chest compression- to be recorded if period from arrival of device to first mechanical chest compression is greater than 60-seconds | — |
Countries
United Kingdom
Contacts
Public ContactClaire Jacques
Outcome results
None listed