How effective are chest compressions when wearing mask? A randomised simulation study among first-year health care students during the COVID-19 pandemic

Bálint Bánfai, János Musch, József Betlehem, Emese Sánta, Balázs Horváth, Dániel Németh, Henrietta Bánfai-Csonka, Bálint Bánfai, János Musch, József Betlehem, Emese Sánta, Balázs Horváth, Dániel Németh, Henrietta Bánfai-Csonka

Abstract

Background: The resuscitation guidelines provided for the COVID-19 pandemic strongly recommended wearing personal protective equipment. The current study aimed to evaluate and compare the effectiveness of chest compressions and the level of fatigue while wearing two different types of mask (surgical vs. cloth).

Methods: A randomized, non-inferiority, simulation study was conducted. Participants were randomised into two groups: surgical mask group (n = 108) and cloth mask group (n = 108). The effectiveness (depth and rate) of chest compressions was measured within a 2-min continuous chest-compression-only CPR session. Data were collected through an AMBU CPR Software, a questionnaire, recording vital parameters, and using Borg-scale related to fatigue (before and after the simulation). For further analysis the 2-min session was segmented into 30-s intervals.

Results: Two hundred sixteen first-year health care students participated in our study. No significant difference was measured between the surgical mask and cloth mask groups in chest compression depth (44.49 ± 10.03 mm vs. 45.77 ± 10.77 mm), rate (113.34 ± 17.76/min vs. 111.23 ± 17.51/min), and the level of fatigue (5.72 ± 1.69 vs. 5.56 ± 1.67) (p > 0.05 in every cases). Significant decrease was found in chest compression depth between the first 30-s interval and the second, third, and fourth intervals (p < 0.01).

Conclusion: The effectiveness of chest compressions (depth and rate) was non-inferior when wearing cloth mask compared to wearing surgical mask. However, the effectiveness of chest compressions decreased significantly in both groups during the 2-min chest-compression-only CPR session and did not reach the appropriate chest compression depth range recommended by the ERC.

Keywords: COVID-19; Chest compressions; Fatigue; Health care students; Simulation; Wearing mask.

Conflict of interest statement

The authors declare that they have no competing interests.

© 2022. The Author(s).

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