Mechanical versus manual chest compression for out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (PARAMEDIC): a pragmatic, cluster randomised controlled trial

D. Perkins, Gavin; Lall, Ranjit; Quinn, Tom; D. Deakin, Charles; W Cooke, Matthew; Horton, Jessica; E Lamb, Sarah; Slowther, Anne‐Marie; Woollard, Malcolm; Carson, Andy; Smyth, Mike; Whitfield, Richard; Williams, Amanda; Pocock, Helen; J. Black, John; Wright, John; Han, Kyee; Gates, Simon

doi:10.1016/s0140-6736(14)61886-9

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Mechanical versus manual chest compression for out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (PARAMEDIC): a pragmatic, cluster randomised controlled trial

Published in The Lancet • Nov 17, 2014

Authors:

Gavin D. Perkins

Ranjit Lall

Tom Quinn

Abstract

BACKGROUND: Mechanical chest compression devices have the potential to help maintain high-quality cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR), but despite their increasing use, little evidence exists for their effectiveness. We aimed to study whether the introduction of LUCAS-2 mechanical CPR into front-lin...

Subject

Medicine

Cardiopulmonary resuscitation

Ambulance service

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