Cardiopulmonary resuscitation

Faizan Khan; Christian Vaillancourt

doi:10.1503/cmaj.160393

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Response to Carr "CPR - correction"
Christian Vaillancourt

Published on: 10 February 2017
CPR - correction
Tony Carr

Published on: 10 February 2017

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Response to Carr "CPR - correction"
Christian Vaillancourt, Senior Scientist
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The statement could be improved for clarity, but is actually accurate.
Previous recommendations used to recommend that chest compressions be performed at a rate of 100 per min. In a large observational study, the compression rate actually performed by rescuers was higher than 100 per min 50% of the time. As it turns out, the highest survival rate was achieved when the compression rate was between 100 and 120 per m...
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The statement could be improved for clarity, but is actually accurate.
Previous recommendations used to recommend that chest compressions be performed at a rate of 100 per min. In a large observational study, the compression rate actually performed by rescuers was higher than 100 per min 50% of the time. As it turns out, the highest survival rate was achieved when the compression rate was between 100 and 120 per minute. In the end, while the compression rate should not far exceed 120 compressions per minute, it appears that providing compressions at a rate exceeding the past recommendations of 100 per minute is desirable.
Christian Vaillancourt MD MSc Associate Professor, Department of Emergency Medicine Senior Scientist, Ottawa Hospital Research Institute Research Chair in Emergency Cardiac Resuscitation, University of Ottawa Associate Medical Director, Regional Paramedic Program for Eastern Ontario
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Published on: (10 February 2017)

CPR - correction
Tony Carr, psychiatrist
There is an unfortunate misprint in the first line of this useful clinical note - the word "not" has been omitted!
Item 1 headline should read: "Chest compressions during CPR should NOT be fast pushes."
The authors point out that more than 50% of the public administer chest compressions too fast. 100 per minute (i.e. walking speed) is ideal.
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There is an unfortunate misprint in the first line of this useful clinical note - the word "not" has been omitted!
Item 1 headline should read: "Chest compressions during CPR should NOT be fast pushes."
The authors point out that more than 50% of the public administer chest compressions too fast. 100 per minute (i.e. walking speed) is ideal.
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