“Stayin' Alive”: A Novel Mental Metronome to Maintain Compression Rates in Simulated Cardiac Arrests

Training Neonatal Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation: Can It Be Improved by Playing a Musical Prompt? A Pilot Study

“…Recent pediatric and adult studies have reported improved resuscitation performance using various auditory prompts and musical tunes. 12,[14][15][16][17][18][19] Commenting on the study by Matlock et al, 15 which used a 105-bpm musical prompt for adult CPR, Rigo and Rigo stated that "newborns need another tune" (Ann Emerg Med. 2009;53:837).…”

The use of mental metronomes during simulated cardiopulmonary resuscitation training

“…Mental metronomes (generally songs with a beat at the desired compression rate) are suggested to augment a CPR provider's ability to perform chest compressions. Previous human medical studies have evaluated the effect of mental metronomes on CPR performance either over time or against a control group, but not both . This study aimed to assess whether utilizing a mental metronome would increase compression rate accuracy in students studying at a UK veterinary school and whether any benefits of using the mental metronome would be retained over time.…”

Effect of Applying Force to Self‐Adhesive Electrodes on Transthoracic Impedance: Implications for Electrical Cardioversion

“…In the absence of built‐in pressure sensors in handheld paddles, this or similar cues with simple and easily understood analogies during ECV training and/or in guidelines (as opposed to suggested force values) may represent a means to improve ECV technique knowledge retention and execution. Similar memory aids have been effectively employed to improve procedural technique in other areas of cardiovascular medicine . Indeed, Sado and Deakin raised concerns that current ECV recommendations may be difficult to conceptualize and execute, similarly proposing a pragmatic recommendation that “for those who do not know what constitutes 80 N [∼8.2 kgf] we recommend pressing down as hard as possible.” However, we believe our study is the first to explore specific verbal prompts.…”