Publications by authors named "Gaetano Tammaro"
Introduction: The study aims to evaluate the seasonal variation of out-of hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) in a tourist-intensive area.
Methods: Data of all OHCA treated by the Emergency Medical Service of Lecce (LE-EMS), Italy, between 2013 and 2017, were retrospectively analyzed and complemented with information about tourist flows, in order to determine the influence of the seasonal variation of population on incidence and outcome.
Results: Tourist arrivals were around 1,700,000 per year, mostly in summer, adding up to 803,161 residents.
Introduction: The advanced life support (ALS) provider course is the gold standard for teaching and assessing competence in advanced resuscitation. Outcomes over a 5-year period of European Resuscitation (ERC)/IRC ALS provider courses in Italy were investigated, and the factors associated with course success are described.
Methods: In 2008, the Italian Resuscitation Council (IRC) created a database in which every ERC/IRC ALS course was recorded.
Introduction: Outcome after cardiac arrest is dependent on the quality of chest compressions (CC). A great number of devices have been developed to provide guidance during CPR. The present study evaluates a new CPR feedback system (Mini-VREM: Mini-Virtual Reality Enhanced Mannequin) designed to improve CC during training.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFObjectives: The present study evaluates a new CPR feedback application for the iPhone (iCPR) designed to improve chest compression performance tested in a cardiac arrest simulation to evaluate performance and acceptance by healthcare professionals and lay people.
Methods: We built an application specifically dedicated to self-directed CPR training through a tutorial that includes a simple feedback module to guide training in order to improve the quality of chest compressions. We tested it in a sample of 50 users to evaluate the effect of iCPR on performance and it is acceptance.