Cardiopulmonary resuscitation

System-Level Barriers Impede CPR Performance Among EMTs in Taiwan

Despite regular cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) training, emergency medical technicians (EMTs) in Taiwan often struggle to transfer learned skills into real-world performance. A recent study using the Systems Engineering Initiative for Patient Safety and Kirkpatrick frameworks explored how system-level and contextual factors affect learning transfer in Taiwan. The research revealed that

Real-Time Detection of Spontaneous Circulation during Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation: A New Approach

Researchers from Trondheim University Hospital in Norway have developed a novel hands-free Doppler ultrasound system, RescueDoppler, which continuously measures carotid blood flow during cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR). The system has shown promise in detecting spontaneous circulation and return of spontaneous circulation (ROSC) in adult cardiac arrest patients. In a pilot study,

Cardiopulmonary resuscitation

New Study on Heart Attack and Cardiac Arrest Outcomes Among Children

A recent study published in Critical Care Medicine, a journal of the American Thoracic Society, has analyzed the outcomes of extracorporeal cardiopulmonary resuscitation (ECPR) for in-hospital cardiac arrests among children with noncardiac illness categories. The study, conducted by a team of researchers from Children's Hospital Philadelphia, found that