Krūtinės ląstos paspaudimų kokybės tyrimas, taikant eksperimentinę keturių rankų metodiką

The aim of the study was to evaluate the quality of the chest compressions in adults using standard two-hand and experimental four-hand chest compression method. Objectives of the study: 1. To assess the quality of the chest compressions after standard video self-instruction basic life support training in the Lithuanian University of Health Sciences (LUHS) students according to European Resuscitation Council 2010 resuscitation guidelines. 2. To evaluate the associations between rescuers’ anthropometric characteristics (weight, height, body mass index) and the chest compressions quality data in the LUHS students. 3. To study the effects of the Andrew’s manoeuvre – an experimental four-hand chest compressions method on the quality of the chest compressions performed by female LUHS students during standard video self-instruction basic life support training. 4. To assess the effectiveness of the Andrew’s manoeuvre on the quality of the chest compressions in the setting of the simulated Emergency Medical System dispatcher-assisted cardiopulmonary resuscitation in elderly lay-people population. 5. To evaluate lay-people’ opinion about their ability to perform chest compressions during dispatcher-assisted cardiopulmonary resuscitation, dispatcher’s assistance over the telephone, and the Andrew’s manoeuvre