MIHS Emergency Department CPR Quality Improvement Project

Valleywise Health

Status: Completed

Conditions: Cardiac Arrest

Treatments: Behavioral: scenario-based training, real-time audiovisual CPR feedback, and post-event debriefing

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT01245699

2010-037

Details and patient eligibility

About

The investigators will quantify the quality of chest compressions provided in the Emergency Department and determine whether the quality of chest compressions is related to patient outcome. The quality of chest compressions and patient outcomes will be assessed both before and after the introduction of audiovisual feedback in real time.

Full description

The Emergency Department will be using E-series unit manufactured by ZOLL Medical Group (Chelmsford, MA). These units are equipped with an accelerometer-based system that allows for measurement of chest compression depth and rate. These units are also equipped with RealCPRHelp, and FDA-approved technology that provides real-time audiovisual feedback to providers on the quality of chest compressions.

In the first phase of the project, the ED providers will utilize the E-series units to treat all patients requiring chest compressions.

Enrollment: 115 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• 18 years old or older

Exclusion criteria

• less than 18 years old

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Non-Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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115 participants in 2 patient groups

Before RTAVF and post-event debriefing

No Intervention group

Description:

Before scenario-based training, real-time audiovisual CPR feedback, and post-event debriefing

After RTAVF and post-event debriefing

Active Comparator group

Description:

After scenario-based training, real-time audiovisual CPR feedback, and post-event debriefing

Treatment:

Behavioral: scenario-based training, real-time audiovisual CPR feedback, and post-event debriefing