Mechanical versus manual chest compression for out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (PARAMEDIC): a pragmatic, cluster randomised controlled trial.

BACKGROUND: Mechanical chest compression devices have the potential to help maintain high-quality cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR), but despite their increasing use, little evidence exists for their effectiveness. We aimed to study whether the introduction of LUCAS-2 mechanical CPR into front-lin...

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Main Authors: Perkins, G, Lall, R, Quinn, T, Deakin, C, Cooke, M, Horton, J, Lamb, S, Slowther, A, Woollard, M, Carson, A, Smyth, M, Whitfield, R, Williams, A, Pocock, H, Black, J, Wright, J, Han, K, Gates, S
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: 2014