Editor’s note: This post marks the final in a series of posts outlining the evidence surrounding various aspects of CPR by Dr. Stu Netherton. Previously this series covered Rate of Compression, Depth of Compression, Chest Wall Recoil, and Minimizing Interruptions. Part 5 – Avoiding excessive ventilation There are many recommendations, for a wide variety of situations, on how to provide ventilation during a resuscitation; mouth to mouth, mouth to nose, bag mask use, suggestions after …
CPR Update Series Part 4 – Minimizing interruptions in chest compressions
Editor’s note: This post marks the fourth in a series of posts outlining the evidence surrounding various aspects of CPR by Dr. Stu Netherton. Follow along as he covers Rate of Compression, Depth of Compression, Chest Wall Recoil, Minimizing Interruptions, and Avoiding Excessive Ventilation. Part 4 – Minimizing interruptions in chest compressions As providers we understand that the reason to perform chest compressions to artificially make the heart beat, delivering oxygen to and …
CPR Update Series – Part 3 Chest Wall Recoil
Editor’s note: This post marks the third in a series of posts outlining the evidence surrounding various aspects of CPR by Dr. Stu Netherton. Follow along as he covers Rate of Compression, Depth of Compression, Chest Wall Recoil, Minimizing Interruptions, and Avoiding Excessive Ventilation. Part 3 – Chest Wall Recoil The third component of high quality CPR is to allow full chest wall recoil. The 2015 guideline states: “It is reasonable for rescuers …
CPR Update Series Part 2 – Depth of Compression
Editor’s note: This post marks the second in a series of posts outlining the evidence surrounding various aspects of CPR by Dr. Stu Netherton. Follow along as he covers Rate of Compression, Depth of Compression, Chest Wall Recoil, Minimizing Interruptions, and Avoiding Excessive Ventilation. To guide the depth of our compressions during CPR, the 2015 AHA guidelines state: “During manual CPR, rescuers should perform chest compressions at a depth of at least 2 …
CPR Update Part 1 – Rate of Compression
Editor’s note: This post marks the first in a series of posts outlining the evidence surrounding various aspects of CPR by Dr. Stu Netherton Follow along over the next 5 weeks as he covers Rate of Compression, Depth of Compression, Chest Wall Recoil, Minimizing Interruptions, and Avoiding Excessive Ventilation. As early as 1892 Dr. Friedrich Maass, a resident at that time, documented that chest compressions at a rate of 120 successfully resulted in …