Pediatric Emergency Care • June 2020
Donoghue A, Kou M, Good G, Eiger C, Nash M, Henretig F, Stacks H, Kochman A, Debski J, Chen JY, Sharma G, Hornik C, Gosnell L, Siegel D, Krug S, Adler M, on behalf of the Best Pharmaceuticals for Children Act – Pediatric Trials Network
This study aimed to determine whether personal protective equipment (PPE) results in deterioration in chest compression (CC) quality and greater fatigue for administering health care providers (HCPs). HCPs completed 2 sessions. In session 1 (baseline), HCPs wore normal attire; in session 2, HCPs donned full PPE. We enrolled 108 HCPs. During a clinically appropriate 2-minute period, neither CC quality nor self-reported fatigue worsened to a significant degree in providers wearing PPE. Our data suggest that Pediatric Basic Life Support recommendations for CC providers to switch every 2 minutes need not be altered with PPE use.