Exoskeletons as potential devices to support and enhance rescuers' chest compression performance during out-of-hospital cardiac arrest.

Exoskeletons are wearable structures that support and assist movement, or augment the capabilities of the human body. These functionalities could theoretically assist bystanders or rescuers performing manual chest compressions during out-of-hospital cardiac arrest, as this emergency procedure is prone to physical exhaustion. Compressions are an intense muscular effort involving a dynamic muscular pattern with conflicting postural constraints.