| Estimating the Impact of Off-Balancing Forces upon Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation during Transport of Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest. | |
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PMID: 22306258 Owner: NLM Status: Publisher |
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Title: Estimating the Impact of Off-Balancing Forces upon Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation during Ambulance Transport INTRODUCTION: Survival from out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OOH-CA) remains poor, especially when patients are transported with CPR in progress. Previous investigations suggest that CPR quality erodes during transport due to the austere environment. We sought to determine how frequently ambulance personnel are exposed to off-balancing forces during transport of OOH-CA patients and to estimate the potential impact on CPR and coronary perfusion pressure (CPP). METHODS: An onboard monitoring system was utilized to record acceleration data during the transport of 50 OOH-CA patients. Acceleration vectors were calculated for every second of drive time (speed>0mph). A model was constructed to estimate the potential impact of these vectors upon CPR and CPP. These data were then compared to a case-control cohort of 102 matched non-urgent transports. RESULTS: A total of 5.8hours of drive time was analyzed in the cardiac arrest cohort. Mean transport time was 8min 53sec with a mean drive time of 6min 58sec. Critical acceleration threshold was exceeded 60% of transport time (202.42min, mean 4.05min/per transport) yielding a potential hands-off ratio of 0.42 with a CPP<15mmHg 62% of drive time. Ambulance speed was inversely related to the magnitude of off-balancing forces. Comparison to 14.1hours of control cohort yielded similar off-balancing forces and relationships despite lower speeds and no "lights and siren" use. CONCLUSION: Critical acceleration forces occur frequently during transport of OOH-CA patients and may directly affect both CPR quality and thereby CPP. These force vectors are stronger and more frequent at slower speeds, comprising the majority of ambulance drive time. Reducing speed or transporting OOH-CA patients without lights and sirens does little to mitigate these forces. |
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Michael Christopher Kurz; Siddhartha A Dante; Brian J Puckett |
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Type: JOURNAL ARTICLE Date: 2012-2-1 |
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Title: Resuscitation Volume: - ISSN: 1873-1570 ISO Abbreviation: - Publication Date: 2012 Feb |
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Created Date: 2012-2-6 Completed Date: - Revised Date: - |
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Nlm Unique ID: 0332173 Medline TA: Resuscitation Country: - |
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Languages: ENG Pagination: - Citation Subset: - |
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Copyright © 2012. Published by Elsevier Ireland Ltd. |
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Virginia Commonwealth University Reanimation Engineering Science (VCURES) Center, and Director of Emergent Cardiac Care, Department of Emergency Medicine, Virginia Commonwealth University Health System, Richmond, Virginia. |
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