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Trial reportBMC emergency medicine2022

How effective are chest compressions when wearing mask? A randomised simulation study among first-year health care students during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Bálint Bánfai, János Musch, József Betlehem, Emese Sánta, Balázs Horváth, Dániel Németh, Henrietta Bánfai-Csonka

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Trial report in BMC emergency medicine, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT06001879 (Protocol Title), which is not on this map. Cited by 4 papers.

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1.3field-weighted citation impact, top 22% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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NCT06001879 naunknown statusnot on this map

Protocol Title : Development, Validation, and Evaluation of the Effectiveness of Simulation in Basic Life Support Training (SBLST) on Newly Employed Nurses in Governmental Jordanian Hospitals.

TypeinterventionalSponsoryousef Shukry Mohammad Abu-WardehRan2022 to 2024Enrolled102ConditionsHealthy Nurses, Educational ActivitiesArmsSimulation in basic life support training (SBLST), standard treatment by using an AHA-BLS 2020 brochure
3 · Its place in the literature

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4 citing papers in PubMed, 5 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Bálint BánfaiFaculty of Health Sciences, Institute of Emergency Care and Pedagogy of Health, University of Pécs, Vörösmarty street 4, 7621, Pécs, Hungary. balint.banfai@etk.pte.hu.ORCID 0000-0003-1482-5524
János MuschFaculty of Health Sciences, Institute of Emergency Care and Pedagogy of Health, University of Pécs, Vörösmarty street 4, 7621, Pécs, Hungary.
József BetlehemFaculty of Health Sciences, Institute of Emergency Care and Pedagogy of Health, University of Pécs, Vörösmarty street 4, 7621, Pécs, Hungary.
Emese SántaFaculty of Health Sciences Institute of Emergency Care and Pedagogy of Health, University of Pécs, Jókai Mór street 14, 9700, Szombathely, Hungary.
Balázs HorváthFaculty of Health Sciences Institute of Emergency Care and Pedagogy of Health, University of Pécs, Jókai Mór street 14, 9700, Szombathely, Hungary.
Dániel NémethFaculty of Health Sciences Institute of Emergency Care and Pedagogy of Health, University of Pécs, Jókai Mór street 14, 9700, Szombathely, Hungary.
Henrietta Bánfai-CsonkaFaculty of Health Sciences, Institute of Emergency Care and Pedagogy of Health, University of Pécs, Vörösmarty street 4, 7621, Pécs, Hungary.
University of Pecs · HU

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundThe resuscitation guidelines provided for the COVID-19 pandemic strongly recommended wearing personal protective equipment. The current study aimed to evaluate and compare the effectiveness of chest compressions and the level of fatigue while wearing two different types of mask (surgical vs. cloth).

methodsA randomized, non-inferiority, simulation study was conducted. Participants were randomised into two groups: surgical mask group (n = 108) and cloth mask group (n = 108). The effectiveness (depth and rate) of chest compressions was measured within a 2-min continuous chest-compression-only CPR session. Data were collected through an AMBU CPR Software, a questionnaire, recording vital parameters, and using Borg-scale related to fatigue (before and after the simulation). For further analysis the 2-min session was segmented into 30-s intervals.

resultsTwo hundred sixteen first-year health care students participated in our study. No significant difference was measured between the surgical mask and cloth mask groups in chest compression depth (44.49 ± 10.03 mm vs. 45.77 ± 10.77 mm), rate (113.34 ± 17.76/min vs. 111.23 ± 17.51/min), and the level of fatigue (5.72 ± 1.69 vs. 5.56 ± 1.67) (p > 0.05 in every cases). Significant decrease was found in chest compression depth between the first 30-s interval and the second, third, and fourth intervals (p < 0.01).

conclusionThe effectiveness of chest compressions (depth and rate) was non-inferior when wearing cloth mask compared to wearing surgical mask. However, the effectiveness of chest compressions decreased significantly in both groups during the 2-min chest-compression-only CPR session and did not reach the appropriate chest compression depth range recommended by the ERC.

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Cardiopulmonary ResuscitationCOVID-19Delivery of Health CareFatigueHumansManikinsPandemicsStudentsChest compressionsCOVID-19FatigueHealth care studentsSimulationWearing mask

Identifiers

PMID35527256
PMCPMC9079210
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