September 2017

Editorial Board
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Abstracts for ERC 2017

'Best of the Best' Presentations

Assessment of the diagnoses of automated external defibrillators operated by basic life support personnel
• Carlos Corcuera,
• Guillermo Galdos,
• Mikel Olabarria,
• ...
• Beatriz Chicote,
• Elisabete Aramendi,
• Unai Irusta
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Reliable detection of perfusing rhythms in automated external defibrillators
• Jesus Ruiz,
• Sofía Ruiz de Gauna,
• Purificación Saiz,
• Digna M. González-Otero,
• Daniel Alonso,
• Karlos Ibarguren
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Factors associated with prehospital re-arrest
• Hideo Inaba,
• Yoshio Tanaka,
• Keisuke Ohta,
• Yasuhiro Myojo
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Time to return of spontaneous circulation associated with bystander resuscitative efforts and survival in out-of-hospital cardiac arrest
• Marianne Pape,
• Shahzleen Rajan,
• Steen Moller Hansen,
• ...
• Mads Wissenberg,
• Christian Torp-Pedersen,
• Kristian Kragholm
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Compression velocity and release velocity during manual chest compressions in out-of-hospital cardiac arrest
• Digna M. González-Otero,
• Jesus Ruiz,
• Sofía Ruiz de Gauna,
• Mikel González,
• Mohamud Daya,
• James K. Russell
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The BHF PocketCPR smartphone application: ‘Staying alive’ with bystander CPR
• John Renshaw,
• Georgette Eaton,
• Pete Gregory,
• Tim Kilner
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Oral Presentations

First real-world experience with CardioSecur^® in the preclinical setting – When time does matter
• Hanna Kern,
• Jan Stiepak,
• Erik Popp,
• ...
• Evangelos Giannitsis,
• Hugo Katus,
• Michael Preusch
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Internal pacemaker pulse rejection in AEDs with low sampling rate front-ends
• Digna M. González-Otero,
• Sofía Ruiz de Gauna,
• Jesus Ruiz,
• Silvia Almaraz
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A shock advisory algorithm to analyse through chest compressions for reducing interruptions during cardiopulmonary resuscitation
• Chenguang Liu,
• Stacy Gehman,
• Dawn Jorgenson,
• ...
• Peter Kudenchuk,
• Thomas Rea,
• Lawrence Sherman
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Predictors of amplitude-spectral area (AMSA) during CPR in a swine model of electrically-induced ventricular fibrillation
• Raul J. Gazmuri,
• Christopher L. Kaufman,
• Salvatore Aiello,
• Steven A. Miller,
• Alvin Baetiong,
• Jeejabai Radhakrishnan
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Analysis of the end-tidal CO₂ as shock outcome predictor in out-of-hospital cardiac arrest
• Beatriz Chicote,
• Elisabete Aramendi,
• Unai Irusta,
• ...
• Andoni Elola,
• Pamela Owens,
• Ahamed Idris
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End-tidal carbon dioxide as a tool to predict the effectiveness of defibrillation in patients with out-of-hospital cardiac arrest
• Simone Savastano,
• Enrico Baldi,
• Elisa Cacciatore,
• ...
• Aurora Danza,
• Fabrizio Canevari,
• Maurizio Raimondi
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Association between epinephrine administration and cerebral function in the same return of spontaneous circulation timing patients
• Ryo Sagisaka,
• Hiroshi Takyu,
• Hideharu Tanaka,
• Hiroki Ueta,
• Shota Tanaka
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Smart CPR to teach neonatal resuscitation? Use of quality CPR mannequin for teaching CPR on the Neonatal Life Support course – Analysis through questionnaire and observations
• Timothy Mason,
• John Madar
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“Knocking-fingers” chest compression technique in infant cardiac arrest: Single rescuer manikin study
• Taeyoun Kim,
• Gyojin An,
• Woo Jin Jung,
• Yong Won Kim,
• Sung Oh Hwang,
• Kyoung-Chul Cha
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Modified Berden Score for paediatric basic life support assessment
• Mathijs Binkhorst,
• Marije Hogeveen,
• Yvet Benthem,
• Eva van de Pol,
• Arno van Heijst,
• Jos Draaisma
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Two-thumb encircling technique with novel compression assist device can provide safe and effective chest compression in infant: A manikin simulation study
• Eun Mi Ham,
• So Hyun Paek,
• Young Ho Kwak,
• ...
• Joong Wan Park,
• Jin Hee Lee,
• Yoo Jin Choi
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Retention of knowledge and skills in paediatric basic life support amongst paediatricians
• Mathijs Binkhorst,
• Michelle Coopmans,
• Jos Draaisma,
• Marije Hogeveen
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Assessing the safety of a displaced chest compression to the left and caudally. First results using a detailed thoracic finite element model
• Youcef Azeli,
• Mario Suazo,
• Dolors Puigjaner,
• Alberto Ameijide,
• Joan Herrero,
• Gerard Fortuny
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Keeping laypersons as first responders engaged: A qualitative, focus group interview study
• Nina Kasper,
• Sabine Nabecker,
• Gian Andrea Twerenbold,
• Stefan Gurtner,
• Robert Greif
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Improving the out-of-hospital cardiac arrest response by empowering the first responder
• Michiel Stiers,
• Olivier Hoogmartens,
• Cornelia Genbrugge,
• Jan Devloo,
• Marc Sabbe
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New criteria for start of chest compressions before definitive cardiac arrest improved survival from EMS-witnessed out-of-hospital cardiac arrest
• Hideo Inaba,
• Yasuhiro Myojo,
• Keisuke Ohta,
• Yukihiro Wato,
• Taiki Nishi,
• Tetsuo Maeda
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The influence of the “CPR-free interval” on short- and longterm survival after out-of-hospital cardiac arrest
• Jan Wnent,
• Sabrina Lang,
• Stephan Seewald,
• ...
• Andreas Bohn,
• Jan-Thorsten Gräsner,
• Matthias Fischer
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Basic life support training for blind people. An observational study
• Cristian Abelairas-Gómez,
• Santiago Martínez-Isasi,
• Cristina Jorge-Soto,
• Candela Gómez-González,
• Roberto Barcala-Furelos,
• Antonio Rodríguez-Núñez
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The School Lifesavers Study – A randomised controlled trial comparing the impact of Lifesaver only, Lifesaver with face-to-face training and face-to-face training only on CPR knowledge, skills and attitudes in UK school children
• Joyce Yeung,
• Ivor Kovic,
• Marija Vidacic,
• ...
• Daniel Higgins,
• Teresa Melody,
• Andrew Lockey
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Interactive multi-perspective video-e-learning tool (iMuVi) for resuscitation training in flipped classrooms
• Hendrik Ohlenburg,
• Lüder Warnken,
• Alexander Zarbock,
• Tim Güß,
• Roman-Patrik Lukas
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The design and structured performance evaluation of a nationwide quality measurement registry for dispatcher-assisted cardiopulmonary resuscitation of out-of-hospital cardiac arrest
• Patrick Chow-In Ko,
• Mei-Fen Yang,
• Kah-Meng Chong,
• ...
• Yen-Ho Yang,
• Ming-Shian Lee,
• Wen-Chih Chou
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Virtual reality for resuscitation using an iPhone
• William Ohley,
• David Delgado
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Survival in cardiopulmonary resuscitation due to massive pulmonary embolism: A case series in a tertiary hospital
• Angel Caballero,
• Marta Magaldi,
• Roger Pujol,
• ...
• Antonio López-Hernández,
• Jose Maria Gómez,
• Jaume Fontanals
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Effect of gelatin-polysuccinate infusion on cerebral oxygenation and microcirculatory perfusion in a porcine hemorrhagic shock model
• Alexander Ziebart,
• Christian Möllmann,
• Andreas Garcia Bardon,
• ...
• Moritz Schäfer,
• Rainer Thomas,
• Erik Hartmann
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Closed chest compressions reduce survival in a model of haemorrhage-induced traumatic cardiac arrest
• Sarah Watts,
• Jason Smith,
• Robert Gwyther,
• Emrys Kirkman
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A systematic literature review and triage tool for pre-hospital extracorporeal cardiopulmonary resuscitation in London
• Callum Twohig,
• Ben Singer,
• Simon Finney
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Validation of the US-CAB protocol for ultrasonographic evaluation during cardiopulmonary resuscitation
• Wan-Ching Lien,
• Yeh-Ping Liu,
• Kah-Meng Chong,
• Cheng-Yi Wu,
• Meng-Che Wu,
• Wei-Tien Chang
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Influence of low flow time on survival after extracorporeal cardiopulmonary resuscitation (eCPR)
• Tobias Wengenmayer,
• Stephan Rombach,
• Florian Ramshorn,
• ...
• Christoph Bode,
• Daniel Dürschmied,
• Dawid Staudacher
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The time period of on-scene resuscitation in out of-hospital cardiac arrest patients transported without return of spontaneous circulation
• Corina de Graaf,
• Stefanie Beesems,
• Hendrik Endeman,
• Rudolph Koster
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The new Pavia ECPR Program: More cooperation, shorter times for a better survival
• Enrico Contri,
• Mirko Belliato,
• Simone Savastano,
• ...
• Maria Antonietta Bressan,
• Gaetano Maria De Ferrari,
• Giorgio Iotti
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Quantifying inspiratory volumes generated by manual chest compressions during resuscitation in the prehospital setting
• Maxim Vanwulpen,
• Martha Wolfskeil,
• Christophe Duchatelet,
• Koenraad Monsieurs,
• Saïd Hachimi Idrissi
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Reliability of ventilation guidance using capnography during ongoing chest compressions in out-of-hospital cardiopulmonary resuscitation
• Mikel Leturiondo,
• Sofía Ruiz de Gauna,
• Jesus Ruiz,
• ...
• Luis Alberto Leturiondo,
• Jose María Bastida,
• Mohamud Daya
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Effect of one-lung ventilation during cardiopulmonary resuscitation on end-tidal carbon dioxide in a pig model of cardiac arrest
• Yong Hun Jung,
• Kyung Woon Jeung,
• Young Won Jeong,
• ...
• Byung Kook Lee,
• Sung Min Lee,
• Yong Il Min
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Machine Learning – A novel approach to increase recognition of out-of-hospital cardiac arrest
• Stig Nikolaj Blomberg,
• Fredrik Folke,
• Freddy Lippert
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Can rescuers accurately deliver subtle changes to chest compression depth if recommended by future guidelines?
• David B. Sidebottom,
• Ryan Potter,
• Charles D. Deakin
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Assessing the relationship between release velocity, compression depth and decompression time in manual chest compressions
• Digna M. González-Otero,
• Jesus Ruiz,
• Sofía Ruiz de Gauna,
• Jose Julio Gutierrez,
• Mohamud Daya,
• James K. Russell
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Could passive leg raising (PLR) during CPR improve survival in out-of-hospital cardiac arrest
• Christer Axelsson,
• Maria Jimenez-Herrera,
• Johan Holmén,
• Youcef Azeli,
• Johan Herlitz
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New new-borns chest compression method. A prospective, randomized, crossover, manikin trial
• Jacek Smereka,
• Kurt Ruetzler,
• Marek Dabrowski,
• ...
• Agata Dabrowska,
• Lukasz Szarpak,
• Jerzy Ladny
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Is dispatcher-assisted CPR enough?
• Simone Savastano,
• Vincenzo Vanni
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Comprehensive life support: Superior outcome in out-of-hospital cardiac arrest by improving the whole chain of survival
• Clemens Kill,
• Erich Wranze,
• Maik Klein,
• ...
• Jens Holger Figiel,
• Barbara Carl,
• Bernhard Schieffer
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Lay-rescuer-CPR and telephone-assisted-CPR shorten the resuscitation-free interval and thus improve long-time survival. An analysis of the German resuscitation registry
• Andreas Bohn,
• Sabrina Lang,
• Jan Wnent,
• ...
• Tanja Jantzen,
• Jan-Thorsten Gräsner,
• Matthias Fischer
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Epidemiology of out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) in Australia and New Zealand: Results from the Aus-ROC OHCA Epistry
• Ben Beck,
• Janet Bray,
• Karen Smith,
• ...
• Gavin Perkins,
• Graham Nichol,
• Judith Finn
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Comparing apples to apples: Differences in out-of-hospital cardiac arrest incidence and outcomes between Sweden and Ireland
• Siobhan Masterson,
• Akke Vellinga,
• John Cullinan,
• Anneli Strömsöe
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