Publications by authors named "R P Ten Eyck"
Introduction: Current resuscitation guidelines emphasize a systems approach with a strong emphasis on quality cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR). Despite the American Heart Association (AHA) emphasis on quality CPR for over 10 years, resuscitation teams do not consistently meet recommended CPR standards. The objective is to assess the impact on chest compression depth of factors including bed height, step stool utilization, position of the rescuer's arms and shoulders relative to the point of chest compression, and rescuer characteristics including height, weight, and gender.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFResearch Purpose: We evaluated the impact of a backboard on chest compression depth during cardiac arrest practice sessions conducted using a high-fidelity mannequin on a standard emergency department stretcher.
Methods: Forty-three health care trainees completed cardiac resuscitation simulations requiring 2 minutes of uninterrupted chest compressions. Twenty-one were randomly allocated to the intervention group in which a backboard was concealed by placement between the stretcher mattress and a top sheet and, 22 were allocated to the control group in which no backboard was placed.
Background: The Consortium of American College of Surgeons-Accredited Education Institutes was created to promote patient safety through the use of simulation, develop new education and technologies, identify best practices, and encourage research and collaboration.
Methods: During the 7th Annual Meeting of the Consortium, leaders from a variety of specialties discussed how simulation is playing a role in the assessment of resident performance within the context of the Milestones of the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education as part of the Next Accreditation System.
Conclusion: This report presents experiences from several viewpoints and supports the utility of simulation for this purpose.