Rescuers may vary their side of approach to a casualty without impact on cardiopulmonary resuscitation performance.

CM Jones; CJ Thorne; PS Colter; A Macrae; Geoffrey Brown; Jonathan Hulme

doi:10.1136/emermed-2011-200528

Rescuers may vary their side of approach to a casualty without impact on cardiopulmonary resuscitation performance.

CM Jones, CJ Thorne, PS Colter, A Macrae, Geoffrey Brown, Jonathan Hulme

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AimTo determine whether cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) performance is influenced by a rescuer's preferred side of approach.MethodsEighty-three first-year healthcare students were enrolled in a prospective randomised crossover study comparing chest compression quality during uninterrupted chest compression CPR after approach from both their preferred and non-preferred sides.ResultsChest compression quality was not dependent on rescuers' sidedness preference; neither mean compression rate and depth nor hand positioning differed between sides of approach.ConclusionsNo link exists between the side from which a rescuer approaches, or prefers to approach, a casualty and chest compression quality.

Original language	English
Journal	Emergency Medicine Journal
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1136/emermed-2011-200528
Publication status	Published - 8 Dec 2011

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