Archives of disease in childhood
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Randomized Controlled Trial
Can real-time feedback improve the simulated infant cardiopulmonary resuscitation performance of basic life support and lay rescuers?
Performing high-quality chest compressions during cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) requires achieving of a target depth, release force, rate and duty cycle. ⋯ A feedback system has great potential to improve infant CPR performance, especially in cohorts that have an underlying understanding of the technique. The addition of rescue breaths-a potential distraction-did not negatively influence chest compression quality. Duty cycle performance depended on the calculation method, meaning there is an urgent requirement to agree a single measure.