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In the 1966 national standards for cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) (1), there was a strong admonition against the use of mechanical adjuncts for external heart compressions (EHC). This was due to the fear at that time that the use of such equipment might delay initiation of EHC, impede training in manual methods, place undue reliance on mechanical aids, cause complications, and prove inferior to manual methods in perfusion efficiency.
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Pearson NW, et al: Evaluation of mechanical devices for closed chest cardiac massage. Anesth Analg 45: 590, 1966; Benson DM, et al: Mobile intensive care by “unemployable” blacks trained as EMTs in 1967–1969. J Trauma 12:408, 1972
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Nagel, E.L., Schofferman, J. (1977). Preliminary Observations During Mechanical External Heart Compressions. In: Safar, P., Elam, J.O. (eds) Advances in Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4612-6338-8_14
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