Hacımustafaoglu, MuhammetÇağlar, AhmetÖztürk, BerkantKaçer, İlkerÖztürk, Kemal2021-12-102021-12-102021https:/dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.afjem.2021.07.004https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12451/8920Cardiac compression is a cumbersome procedure. The American Heart Association suggests switching of cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) provider every 2 min to prevent any decrease in resuscitation quality. High quality CPR is associated with improved outcomes. Previous studies have highlighted the difficulties in providing high quality CPR particularly while wearing personal protective equipment (PPE). This study aimed to evaluate the impact of personal protective equipment (PPE) use on CPR quality in prehospital cardiac arrest situations.eninfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessCardiac CompressionFatigueMechanic Compression DevicePrehospital Cardiac ArrestPrehospital Healthcare ProfessionalsThe effect of personal protective equipment on cardiac compression qualityArticle11438538910.1016/j.afjem.2021.07.00434703728Q2WOS:000711618600001Q4