Efficacy of a five-minute compression-only cardiopulmonary resuscitation class compared to thirty-minute instruction among college students.

Objective: To determine if 5-minute compression-only cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CCO-CPR) instruction is as effective as 30-minute instruction in improving participant knowledge and comfort with performing CCO-CPR as well as teaching CPR quality and responsiveness to an Out of Hospital Cardiac Arrest (OHCA).

Methods: A prospective randomized controlled trial of university undergraduates was performed. Participants were randomized to either a 5-minute (experimental) or 30-minute (control) CCO-CPR instruction class.

Analysis of automated external defibrillator device failures reported to the Food and Drug Administration.

Study Objective: Automated external defibrillators are essential for treatment of cardiac arrest by lay rescuers and must determine when to shock and if they are functioning correctly. We seek to characterize automated external defibrillator failures reported to the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and whether battery failures are properly detected by automated external defibrillators.

Methods: FDA adverse event reports are catalogued in the Manufacturer and User Device Experience (MAUDE) database.