International journal of legal medicine
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To determine the frequency of cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR)-related injuries and factors involved in their occurrence, data based on forensic autopsy and postmortem computed tomography (PMCT) during implementation of the 2010 American Heart Association Guidelines for CPR were studied. ⋯ Implementation of the 2010 Guidelines had little impact on the frequency of CPR-related thoracic skeletal injuries or urgently life-threatening complications. Older age was the only independent factor related to thoracic skeletal injuries.