The quality of chest compressions by trained personnel: the effect of feedback, via the CPREzy, in a randomized controlled trial using a manikin model.

Even after training, the ability to perform effective cardiac compressions has been found to be poor and to decrease rapidly. We assessed this ability with and without a non-invasive feedback device, the CPREzy, during a 270s CPR session in an unannounced, single-blinded manikin study using 224 hospital employees and staff chosen at random and using a non-cross over design. The two groups self-assessed their knowledge and skills as adequate.