Mechanical Chest Compressions are Equally as Effective as Manual CPR: Study

"The study was designed to show a better 4-hour survival in the group treated with mechanical chest compressions, and this was not achieved," said lead investigator Sten Rubertsson, MD, PhD. He is the professor and specialist consultant at Uppsala University and Uppsala University Hospital. "But we now have the scientific support to allow us to use mechanical chest compressions and defibrillate during ongoing compressions," he said, adding that this ...

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