Children and Restraints Study in Emergency Ambulance Transport-Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CARSEAT-CPR): An Observational Cohort Study of a Simulated Pediatric Cardiac Arrest

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• Nicholas Cochran-Caggiano; Whitney Tse; Cecily Swinburne; Nicholas Lang; Sara Till; Sean Donovan
PMID: 39642211DOI: https://doi.org/10.1097/pec.0000000000003316

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This article looks at how well basic life support (BLS) skills are performed on children and infants in moving ambulances. It describes no significant difference in BLS quality between restrained and unrestrained pediatric patients. However, for infants, the depth of chest compressions was slightly different but not clinically important. Overall, the study suggests that performing adequate BLS on infants is challenging regardless of restraint type or status.

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Focus Area: Everyday Emergency

Audiences: EMS Clinicians; Nurses; Physicians

Emergency Management Stage: Preparedness (Prevention / Protection)

Keywords: Ambulances; Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation; Child; Child, Preschool; Cohort Studies; Emergency Medical Services; Heart Arrest; Infant; Manikins; Restraint, Physical; Patient Simulation; Stretchers

Institutions: Yale University; UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital; Northern Light Eastern Maine Medical Center; University of Vermont; Albany Medical College; University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign; Albany Med Health System

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