• Nursing times · Sep 2014

    Using music to maintain the correct rhythm during CPR.

    • Janey A Roach, Marie Elizabeth Langdon, Regina DeFalco, and Charles J George.
    • Nurs Times. 2014 Sep 17;110(38):12-5.

    BackgroundCardiopulmonary resuscitation is a competency required of all health professionals, but they do not always meet chest compression standards.MethodNurses received a traditional chest compression demonstration or one with music. Their compression rates were measured and compared.ResultsAfter instruction, 66% of nurses who had received demonstration with music performed chest compressions within the recommended range, compared with 41% of those receiving traditional demonstration.ConclusionUsing music when teaching CPR can improve nurses' performance of chest compressions at the recommended rate.

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