Resuscitation
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Editorial Comment Comparative Study
Propensity, prophecy, and perplexity: does in-hospital extracorporeal cardiopulmonary resuscitation really make a difference?
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Transport of patients with ongoing cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) occurs frequently. It may not be possible to obtain rapid hospital access while maintaining CPR quality, because the ambulance's high speed can cause increased vibration and vehicle movement. We aimed to assess how the speed of ambulance affects chest compressions. ⋯ The speed of ambulance affects some aspects in the quality of chest compression during transport. Chest compressions with excessive depth, the average rate of chest compressions, and no-flow fraction increase as the speed of ambulance increase. Increase in the speed of ambulance also causes relative increase of high frequency acceleration in the chest compression, which represents unnecessary movement and force applied.
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Letter Case Reports
The value of ECG downloads from automated external defibrillators.
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Comment Letter Comparative Study
Comparison of Pentax-AWS with Macintosh laryngoscope for tracheal intubation without interruption of chest compression.
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Comment Letter Comparative Study
Comparison of the I-gel supraglottic airway as a conduit for tracheal intubation with the intubating laryngeal mask airway.