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Fig. 2 | Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine

Fig. 2

From: Feasibility of HEMS performed prehospital extracorporeal-cardiopulmonary resuscitation in paediatric cardiac arrests; two case reports

Fig. 2

Visualising time consuming variables in (E-)CPR

Legenda: time-consuming variables in (E-)CPR with in-hospital cannulation (A) versus pre-hospital cannulation (B) as well as the timeframes of both case reports (C)

Blue delineated components can be mitigated by proper training, red delineated components are rather fixed. The optional component 9 (dotted red line) is depending on E-CPR activation method and the geographic distance to be covered. The orange shaded components (A 5–7) poses a particular challenge with CPR in-transit in resource limited environment, especially in children. These variables are omitted from low-flow time in case of pre-hospital cannulation

Abbreviations: BLS = Basic Life Support, AED = Automated External Defibrillator, ALS = Advanced Life Support, E-CPR = Extracorporeal-CardioPulmonary Resuscitation, ECLS = ExtraCorporeal Life Support, ROSC = Return of Spontaneous Circulation

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Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine

ISSN: 1757-7241