Resuscitation
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Review Case Reports
A Systematic Review and Pooled Analysis of CPR-Associated Cardiovascular and Thoracic Injuries.
The incidence of thoracic injuries resulting from cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) is not well characterized. We describe a case in which a CPR-associated atrial rupture was identified with ultrasound and successfully managed in the intensive care unit with a bedside thoracotomy and atrial repair. We then describe a systematic review with pooled data analysis of CPR-associated cardiovascular, pulmonary, pleural, and thoracic wall injuries. ⋯ The incidence of reported CPR-associated cardiovascular and thoracic wall injuries varies widely. CPR with active compression-decompression devices has a higher reported incidence of cardiopulmonary injuries. Bedside ultrasound may be a useful adjunct to assess and risk-stratify patients to identify serious or life-threatening CPR-associated injuries.
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Randomized Controlled Trial Comparative Study
Learning Basic Life Support (BLS) with tablet PC's in reciprocal learning at school: are videos superior to pictures? A randomized controlled trial.
It is often assumed that animations (i.e., videos) will lead to higher learning compared to static media (i.e., pictures) because they provide a more realistic demonstration of the learning task. ⋯ Results do not support the assumption that videos are superior to pictures for learning BLS and CPR in reciprocal learning.