“Resuscitation on the go”- Musculoskeletal discomfort, CPR quality and provider experiences in a transit ambulance setting: A simulated, mixed-methods study

Description

Doing chest compressions in a moving ambulance is a wrestling match against the road. Caroline Ashritha Maben and co-authors ran a simulated study with 30 emergency providers and students. They performed CPR on a measuring mannequin first in a still hospital setting and then in a moving ambulance. The team tracked pain scores, compression quality, and body posture, and interviewed participants about the experience.

Pain rose sharply after the moving runs, with a median score jumping from 0 to 4, concentrated in the lower back and wrists. Compression scores and the share of good-rate compressions fell, and posture bent further as cycles wore on. Interviews surfaced fatigue, balance trouble, and safety worries. The providers themselves recommended simulation training, better ambulance design, and mechanical compression devices; the authors echo those fixes and call for larger real-world studies.

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Source: https://europepmc.org/articles/PMC13563694