| Evaluation of 2 different instruments for exposing the chest in conjunction with a cardiac arrest. | |
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PMID: 20825876 Owner: NLM Status: In-Data-Review |
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BACKGROUND: Time between onset of cardiac arrest and start of treatment is of ultimate importance for outcome. The length of time it takes to expose the chest in out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) is not known. We aimed to compare the time from onset of OHCA until the time at which the chest was exposed using a new device (S-CUT; ES Equipment, Gothenburg, Sweden) and a pair of scissors. METHODS: In a manikin study, the 2 devices were compared in a simulated cardiac arrest where the initial step was exposure of the chest. The tests were performed using ambulance staff from 3 different ambulance organizations in Western Sweden. Six different types of clothing combinations were used. The primary choices of clothing for analyses were a knitted sweater and shirt (indoors) and a jacket with buttons, a shirt, and a college sweater (outdoors). RESULTS: The mean difference from onset of OHCA until the chest was exposed when S-CUT was compared with a pair of scissors varied between 6 seconds (P = .006) and 63 seconds (P = .004; shorter with the S-CUT), depending on the type of clothing that was used. The mean differences for the clothing that was chosen for primary analyses were 23 and 63 seconds, respectively. CONCLUSION: We found that a new device (S-CUT) used for exposing the chest in OHCA was associated with a marked shortening of procedure time as compared with a pair of scissors. |
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Authors:
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Solveig Aune; Thomas Karlsson; Johan Herlitz |
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Type: Journal Article Date: 2010-05-01 |
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Title: The American journal of emergency medicine Volume: 29 ISSN: 1532-8171 ISO Abbreviation: Am J Emerg Med Publication Date: 2011 Jun |
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Created Date: 2011-06-06 Completed Date: - Revised Date: - |
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Nlm Unique ID: 8309942 Medline TA: Am J Emerg Med Country: United States |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 549-53 Citation Subset: IM |
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Copyright © 2011 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. |
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