More compressions were delivered during minutes 1, 2, and 3 during CPR with the 30:2 C:V ratio (78 ± 29, 80 ± 30, 74 ± 26) than with the 15:2 C:V ratio (53 ± 24, 57 ± 24, 51 ± 26) (p < 0.001). Fewer pauses for ventilation occurred during each minute with the 30:2 C:V ratio (1.7 ± 1.2, 2.2 ± 1.2, 1.8 ± 1.0) than with the 15:2 C:V ratio (3.4 ± 2.6, 4.7 ± 7.2, 4.0 ± 2.9) (p ≤ 0.01). Degradation of the final ECG to asystole occurred less frequently after the protocol change (asystole pre 67.1%, post 56.8%, p < 0.05). The incidence of return of spontaneous circulation was not altered following the protocol change.
Retraining first responders to use a C:V ratio of 30:2 instead of the traditional 15:2 during out-of-hospital cardiac arrest increased the number of compressions delivered per minute and decreased the number of pauses for ventilation. These data are new as they produced persistent and quantifiable changes in practitioner behavior during actual resuscitations.
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