Should nurses use mechanical chest compression devices during CPR?

Am J Emerg Med. 2016 Oct;34(10):2044-2045. doi: 10.1016/j.ajem.2016.07.057. Epub 2016 Jul 28.

Authors

Lukasz Szarpak¹, Krzysztof J Filipiak², Jerzy R Ładny³, Jacek Smereka⁴

Affiliations

¹ Department of Emergency Medicine, Medical University of Warsaw, Warsaw, Poland. Electronic address: [email protected].
² Department of Cardiology, Medical University of Warsaw, Warsaw, Poland.
³ Department of Emergency Medicine and Disaster, Medical University Bialystok, Bialystok, Poland.
⁴ Department of Emergency Medical Service, Wroclaw Medical University, Wroclaw, Poland.

PMID: 27528048
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajem.2016.07.057

No abstract available

Publication types

Letter
Randomized Controlled Trial

MeSH terms

Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation / methods
Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation / nursing*
Cross-Over Studies
Emergency Nursing
Heart Massage / instrumentation
Heart Massage / methods
Heart Massage / nursing*
Humans
Manikins