title: Do Mechanical Devices Improve Return of Spontaneous Circulation Over Manual Chest Compressions in Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest?
abstract: Data are inadequate to determine whether recent devices (either load-distributing band or piston-driven) confer benefit or harm, though early trial data suggest they do not.
authors.affiliation: New York University School of Medicine, Department of Emergency Medicine, New York, NY.
authors.forename: Ambrose H
authors.initials: AH
authors.lastname: Wong
authors.affiliation: New York University School of Medicine, Department of Emergency Medicine, New York, NY.
authors.forename: Anand
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Swaminathan
authors.affiliation: Division of Emergency Medicine, UT Southwestern Medical Center/Parkland Memorial Hospital, Dallas, TX.
authors.forename: Alex
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Koyfman
mesh_terms: D016887:Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D058687:Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest / Q000628:therapy*