Title: Improve your Resuscitation! Tools for the Resus Room<br/>Author: John Greenwood<br/><a href='http://umem.org/profiles/faculty/412/'>[Click to email author]</a><hr/><p>
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Want to improve your chances of success in the resus room? Download a metronome app on your smartphone and set it to a rate of 100-120 beats per minute. There are a number of cheap (usually free) metronome applications for both iOS and Android devices.</p>
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A recent review looked at the evidence behind CPR feedback devices and found:</p>
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Compared to baseline, chest compression rates and end-tidal CO<sub>2</sub> improved after activation of the metronomes.</li>
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There was a significant improvement in the hands-off time per minute during CPR</li>
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The proportion of intubation attempts taking under 20 seconds improved</li>
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There were Increased survival rates when implemented in the pre-hospital setting </li>
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So instead of going to iTunes and downloading the Bee Gees, go over to the App store and download a free metronome. Your resus team will be able to stay on track with their compressions and even better - they won't have to hear you sing!</p>
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<a href="http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19477574">Yeung J, Meeks R, Edelson D, Gao F, Soar J, Perkins GD. The use of CPR feedback/prompt devices during training and CPR performance: A systematic review. <span role="menubar">Resuscitation.</span> 2009 Jul;80(7):743-51.</a></div>
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