Family Medicine Update: Effectiveness and feasibility of assistant push on improvement of chest compression quality: a crossover study.

Monday, February 2, 2015

Effectiveness and feasibility of assistant push on improvement of chest compression quality: a crossover study.

The assistant-push method used in CPR has a second rescuer push the back of the chest compressor during chest compressions. This method improved the depth of chest compressions and helped maintain adequate CPR over time. (Am J Emerg Med. 2014 Dec 15. pii: S0735-6757(14)00904-8.)