Chest Compression

Defibtech has issued a recall of its automated continuous chest compression device due to risk for the device to halt compressions during use.

Longer chest compression pause duration for in-hospital cardiac arrest was associated with worse survival outcomes among pediatric patients, a speaker reported.

As the risk for COVID-19 exposure during CPR for out-of-hospital or in-hospital cardiac arrest is a serious concern for emergency medical services personnel, health care workers and lay bystanders, the American Heart Association issued an interim update to its guidance for CPR in adults, children and neonates with suspected COVID-19 infection.