Effect of Wearing Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) on CPR Quality in Times of the COVID-19 Pandemic—A Simulation, Randomised Crossover Trial

Effect of Wearing Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) on CPR Quality in Times of the COVID-19 Pandemic—A Simulation, Randomised Crossover Trial

Cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) is considered an aerosol-generating procedure. Consequently, COVID-19 resuscitation guidelines recommend the use of personal protective equipment (PPE) during resuscitation. In this simulation of randomised crossover trials, we investigated the influence of PPE on...

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Main Authors: Simon Rauch, Michiel Jan van Veelen, Rosmarie Oberhammer, Tomas Dal Cappello, Giulia Roveri, Elisabeth Gruber, Giacomo Strapazzon
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2021-04-01
Series:Journal of Clinical Medicine
Subjects:
cardiopulmonary resuscitation
chest compression
personal protective equipment
COVID-19
airborne disease transmission prevention
aerosol generating procedure
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2077-0383/10/8/1728

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https://www.mdpi.com/2077-0383/10/8/1728

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