The depth of chest compressions and the rate at which they were applied make a significant impact on survival and recovery of patients, a review of research by UT Southwestern Medical Center Emergency ...

When performing cardiopulmonary resuscitation in a hospital bed, getting into the bed or leaning on the bed optimizes the working position. In the hospital setting, working position such as lowering a ...

Until now, not much research had been done to find the best CPR methods from data that accounted for both compression rate and chest depth. Now, new data gives some exciting new answers. Sep 25, 2019 ...

Doing CPR too fast can mean chest compressions aren't deep enough to get blood flowing to the heart and brain, a new study from Belgium suggests. Researchers found that when rescuers pushed at a rate ...

New research has identified the optimal combination of chest compression rate (CCR) and chest compression depth (CCD) when performing cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) to improve survival rates. A ...

Don't fret about mouth-to-mouth. The average, untrained person can still save a life by focusing on chest compressions first. In fact, that's the recommendation of new guidelines from the American ...

Redmond-based Physio-Control today rolled out a new technology called TrueCPR which is designed to help first responders and other health professionals more accurately determine whether they are ...

In 2010, the AHA revised the guidelines on cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) and increased the recommended depth of chest compression from ≥38 mm to ≥50 mm, with no upper limit defined. Now, the ...

An international research consortium was able to identify what is likely an optimal combination of chest compression frequency and depth when performing CPR. An international research consortium, ...

An international study reviewed methods of cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) in an attempt to answer the question: is there a ‘best’ combination of frequency and depth of chest compression that will ...

PENDER COUNTY – When a person goes into cardiac arrest, minutes and seconds count. Getting emergency personnel to a scene quickly to start cardiopulmonary resuscitation is vital. For rural counties ...