Observational studyJournal of the American Heart Association2020
Causes of Chest Compression Interruptions During Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest Resuscitation.
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- 2025 Korean Guidelines for Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation: Part 4. Adult advanced life support.Clinical and experimental emergency medicine · 2026Guideline
- Superior-head automated external defibrillator placement during single-rescuer cardiopulmonary resuscitation: a randomized crossover simulation study and retrospective multicenter cohort.Frontiers in public health · 2026Trial
- Anticipatory charging of the defibrillator: a systematic review.Resuscitation plus · 2026Review
- Realtime detection of spontaneous circulation in humans during cardiopulmonary resuscitation using a continuous hands-free carotid Doppler: a pilot study.Resuscitation plus · 2025Article
- Rationale and development of a prehospital goal-directed bundle of care to prevent rearrest after return of spontaneous circulation.Journal of the American College of Emergency Physicians open · 2024Article
- Association of prehospital advanced airway and epinephrine with survival in patients with out-of-hospital cardiac arrest.Scientific reports · 2023Observational
- Metronome use improves achievement of a target compression rate in out-of-hospital cardiac arrest: A retrospective analysis.Resuscitation plus · 2023Article
- Efficacy of Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation Using Automatic Compression-Defibrillation Apparatus: An Animal Study and A Manikin-Based Simulation Study.Journal of clinical medicine · 2023Article
- A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of the Implementation of High-Performance Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation on Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest Outcomes.Journal of clinical medicine · 2021Article
- Causes of Chest Compression Interruptions During Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest Resuscitation.Journal of the American Heart Association · 2020Observational
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Abstract
Background Interruptions in chest compressions contribute to poor outcomes in out-of-hospital cardiac arrest. The objective of this retrospective observational cohort study was to characterize the frequency, reasons, and duration of interruptions in chest compressions and to determine if interruptions changed over time. Methods and Results All out-of-hospital cardiac arrests treated by the Seattle Fire Department (Seattle, WA, United States) from 2007 to 2016 with capture of recordings from automated external defibrillators and manual defibrillators were included. Compression interruptions >1 second were classified into categories using audio recordings. Among the 3601 eligible out-of-hospital cardiac arrests, we analyzed 74 584 minutes, identifying 30 043 pauses that accounted for 6621 minutes (8.9% of total resuscitation duration). The median total interruption duration per case decreased from 115 seconds in 2007 to 72 seconds in 2016 (
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