Assessment of chest compression interruptions during advanced cardiac life support.

Aim: To identify potentially avoidable factors responsible for chest compression interruptions and to evaluate the influence of chest compression fraction on achieving return of spontaneous circulation and survival to hospital discharge.

Methods: In this prospective observational study, each resuscitation managed by mobile medical teams from August 1st, 2016, to August 1st, 2018 was video recorded using a body-mounted GoPro camera. The duration of all chest compression interruptions was recorded and chest compression fraction was calculated.

Impact of video-recording on patient outcome and data collection in out-of-hospital cardiac arrests.

Background: Most research on out-of-hospital resuscitation relies on data collection from medical records. However, the data in medical records are often inaccurate.

Objective: To compare the data registration of the medical record with the data from the video recorded resuscitation and study the impact of video recording during resuscitation on the outcome.

Pulseless Electrical Activity: Detection of Underlying Causes in a Prehospital Setting.

The proportion of out-of-hospital cardiac arrests (OHCAs) with pulseless electrical activity (PEA) as initial rhythm is increasing. PEA should be managed by identifying the underlying cause of the arrest and treating it accordingly. This often poses a challenge in the chaotic prehospital environment with only limited resources available.