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Filter by:Despite aggressive cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) training, the outcome of cardiac arrest is not good. The problem is method of education. So, the investigators want to add the dispatcher-assisted CPR simulation into conventional CPR training. In this study, the study is aimed to investigate the effect of newer CPR training program.
The investigators sought to evaluate the influence of fatigue after a night shift on the quality of Chest Compressions (CC) in CardioPulmonary Resuscitation (CPR), among physicians.
This study will obtain device-human interaction evaluations for the HWD1000 within the controlled environment of the hospital as well as establish that the safety profile is similar to outpatient wearable cardioverter-defibrillators use.
The purpose of this study is to demonstrate that primary prevention patients with one or more additional risk factors (1.5 prevention criteria: syncope/pre-syncope, non-sustained ventricular tachycardia (NSVT), frequent pre-ventricular contractions (PVCs), and low left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF)) are at a similar risk of life-threatening ventricular arrhythmias (LTVA) when compared to secondary prevention patients, and would receive similar benefit from an implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD), or cardiac resynchronization therapy- defibrillator (CRT-D) implant.
The chest compression depth decreases over time after starting continuous chest compression due to the rescuers' fatigue. The investigators hypothesized that the frequency parameters from surface electromyogram from each muscle during chest compression may reflect the muscle fatigue of the rescuers. Then investigators can identify which of the body are mainly used and get tired by continuous chest compression using surface electromyogram.
In patients with out-of-hospital cardiac arrest in Singapore, investigators aim to assess the benefit of introducing a resuscitation protocol including the use of intravenous (IV) access and/or intraosseous (IO) vascular access in the pre-hospital setting. The assumption is that low vascular access rates could be due to difficulty of setting IV cannulas in the field due to certain factors like poor lighting or space constraints. Thus, by introducing a protocol including IO access for difficult IV cases, success rates for vascular access will be higher and this might lead to higher survival rates. This will be a study comparing 'IV+IO' and 'IV alone' protocols in patients with cardiac arrest managed by Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) emergency ambulance service. The trial will recruit 400 patients over 1 year. Each of the 30 SCDF ambulances will provide both 'IV+IO' and 'IV alone' treatments in 2 consecutive phases of 6-months in order to allow for all ambulance crew a chance to be trained on usage of IO. Currently, IO insertion is the accepted standard of care in Singapore General Hospital, Department of Emergency Medicine.
Guidelines on neonatal resuscitation recommend 90 chest compressions (CC) and 30 manual inflations (3:1) per minute in newborns. The study aimed to determine if CC s during sustained inflations (SI) improves recovery of asphyxiated newborns compared to coordinated 3:1 resuscitation.
Our project aims to improve the delivery and assessment of cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) during pediatric cardiac arrest by introducing 2 novel approaches: 1. We will evaluate the effectiveness of a novel, credit card sized, and highly affordable "nano-card" CPR visual feedback device to improve compliance with HSFC CPR guidelines when used during simulated pediatric cardiac arrest; 2. We will also develop and study a novel, "Just-in-Time" (JIT) CPR training video, integrating proven educational methods (video-based lecture, expert modeling, practice-while-watching), and use the CPR visual feedback device to provide real-time coaching. We hypothesize that: H1: The use of a CPR visual feedback device will improve compliance with current HSFC CPR and resuscitation guidelines during a simulated pediatric in-hospital cardiac arrest scenario compared with standard CPR with no visual feedback. H2: A JIT CPR Training Video, viewed by healthcare providers 2-4 weeks prior to the resuscitation event, will improve compliance with current HSFC CPR and resuscitation guidelines during simulated pediatric cardiac arrest compared with those healthcare providers with no prior exposure to the JIT CPR Training Video. H3: That there is poor correlation between providers' perception of CPR quality and actual measured CPR quality H4: That task load varies depending on provider role and type of clinical scenario
The purpose of this study is to determine whether a bed height make an effect to endotracheal intubation with Macintosh laryngoscope, Glidescope and Airwayscope during chest compressions in- hospital simulation cardiac arrest.
European Resuscitation Council (ERC) Guidelines for Resuscitation 2010 emphasize high quality chest compressions .They propose minor changes for pregnant women: manual left deviation of the uterus or a left-lateral incline of 15-30to alleviate pressure on the inferior vena cava. We will examine the performance of the Glidescope (GVL), the Pentax-AWS Airwayscope(AWS) and Macintosh laryngoscope (McL) for airway management during chest compressions on 15 and 30 degree left-lateral tilt (15 &30 LLT) custom-made hard wedges.