Publikation

Mechanical chest compressions in an avalanche victim with cardiac arrest: an option for extreme mountain rescue operations

Wissenschaftlicher Artikel/Review - 18.02.2014

Bereiche
PubMed
DOI

Zitation
Pietsch U, Lischke V, Pietsch C, Kopp K. Mechanical chest compressions in an avalanche victim with cardiac arrest: an option for extreme mountain rescue operations. Wilderness Environ Med 2014; 25:190-3.
Art
Wissenschaftlicher Artikel/Review (Englisch)
Zeitschrift
Wilderness Environ Med 2014; 25
Veröffentlichungsdatum
18.02.2014
eISSN (Online)
1545-1534
Seiten
190-3
Kurzbeschreibung/Zielsetzung

Mountain rescue operations often present helicopter emergency medical service crews with unique challenges. One of the most challenging problems is the prehospital care of cardiac arrest patients during evacuation and transport. In this paper we outline a case in which we successfully performed a cardiopulmonary resuscitation of an avalanche victim. A mechanical chest-compression device proved to be a good way of minimizing hands-off time and providing high-quality chest compressions while the patient was evacuated from the site of the accident.