Changing EMS dispatcher CPR instructions to 400 compressions before mouth-to-mouth improved bystander CPR rates

Janet Bray; Conor Deasy; Jamie Walsh; Andrew Bacon; Alexander Currell; Karen Smith

doi:10.1016/j.resuscitation.2011.06.018

Changing EMS dispatcher CPR instructions to 400 compressions before mouth-to-mouth improved bystander CPR rates

Janet Bray, Conor Deasy, Jamie Walsh, Andrew Bacon, Alexander Currell, Karen Smith

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To examine the impact of changing dispatcher CPR instructions (400 compressions: 2 breaths, followed by 100:2 ratio) on rates of bystander CPR and survival in adults with presumed cardiac out-of-hospital arrest (OHCA) in Melbourne, Australia.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	1393 - 1398
Number of pages	6
Journal	Resuscitation
Volume	82
Issue number	11
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.resuscitation.2011.06.018
Publication status	Published - 2011

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Changing EMS dispatcher CPR instructions to 400 compressions before mouth-to-mouth improved bystander CPR rates

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