CPR Feedback Challenge Winners Announced

4/25/2015

Real-Time CPR Feedback Challenge Winners
 
Congratulations to Paramedics Wendy Durkin (BG) and Kyle Marcussen (SC) winners of the CPR challenge held at NCH on April 23, 2015 during the “Real-Time CPR Feedback Information Session.”
 
In 2013 the American Heart Association issued recommendations for high quality CPR that stated, “At every cardiac arrest attended by professional rescuers, a. Use at least 1 modality of monitoring the team’s CPR performance, b. Depending on available resources, use at least 1 modality of monitoring the patient’s physiological response to resuscitative efforts, c. Continually adjust resuscitative efforts based on the patient’s physiological response.”
http://circ.ahajournals.org/content/early/2013/06/25/CIR.0b013e31829d8654.full.pdf
 
Recent research demonstrated real-time CPR feedback dramatically improved survival from cardiac arrest.
http://www.annemergmed.com/article/S0196-0644(12)01853-7/abstract
 
Several years ago the NWC adopted recommendation “b” by use of capnography.  To facilitate adoption of recommendation “a” the R&D Committee scheduled Real-Time CPR Feedback information sessions.  We thank the following for attending:  Wendy Durkin (BG), John Figliuolo (ATG), Colin Finlay (RM), Greg Fuchs (LZ), Steve Johnson (SC), Nicole Junge (RM), Ted Kazeos (LR), Eric Levernier (LR), John Loesch Jr (RM), Kyle Marcussen (SC), Bill McClintock (BL), Seth Myers (PR), Bret Nelson (PA), Kyle Piwowar (LR), Michael Sharp (EV), Victor Tamosaitis (AH), Jen Dyer (NCH), Diana Neubecker (NWC).
 
Thank you to our industry partners Caroline Guibord (ZOLL) and Lou Fini (Physio-Control) for demonstrating their products and generously providing lunch.
 
We hope to schedule another info session soon!