International journal of emergency medicine
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Mass Cardio-Pulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) training using less expensive and easily portable manikins is one way to increase the number of trained laypeople in a short time. The easy-to-carry, low-cost CPR training model called Push Heart (PH) is widely used in Japan. The aim of this study was to examine if PH can achieve chest compression quality that is similar to that using more conventional Little Anne (LA) manikins for training laypersons. ⋯ The PH can be an alternative mass CPR training model. Both models achieved satisfactory chest compression rates, but the majority of participants, especially the elderly, had difficulty achieving adequate depth.