Cardiopulmonary Arrest
Conditions
Keywords
infant, cardiopulmonary resuscitation, hemodynamics, chest compressions
Brief summary
Pediatric cardiac arrest is an uncommon but critical life-threatening event requiring effective cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR). About 16,000 pediatric cardiac arrests occurs in the United States annually. Only 8% of the patients survive to hospital discharge and of these, up to two-thirds have neurological sequelae. Majority of pediatric cardiac arrest are below age of two and have poorer chance of survival versus older children
Interventions
PROCEDUREcardiopulmonary resuscitation
CPR for 10 minutes with a chest compression: ventilation ratio of 15:2 according to international CPR guidelines
Sponsors
Medical University of Warsaw
Jacek Smereka
Antonio Rodríguez-Núñez
Jerzy R Ladny
Steve Leung
Kurt Ruetzler
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
CROSSOVER
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE (Subject)
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
22 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
Yes
Inclusion criteria
* active paramedics * voluntary consent
Exclusion criteria
* pregnancy * back pain * wrist pain
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| systolic blood pressure | 1 day | The blood measurement system was calibrated before each CPR setting and blood pressure including systolic blood pressure (SBP) |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| diastolic blood pressure | 1 day | The blood measurement system was calibrated before each CPR setting and blood pressure including diastolic blood pressure (DBP) |
| mean arterial pressure | 1 day | The blood measurement system was calibrated before each CPR setting and blood pressure including systolic blood pressure (SBP), diastolic blood pressure (DBP), mean arterial pressure (MAP) |
Countries
Poland
Outcome results
None listed