The American Heart Association will now require the use of an instrumented directive feedback device in all courses that teach adult CPR skills, effective January 31, 2019. The devices provide real-time audiovisual and corrective evaluation and instruction on chest compression rate, depth, chest recoil and proper hand placement during CPR training.
When CPR is taught and performed according to the American Heart Association’s CPR and ECC Guidelines, chest compressions are delivered at a rate of 100 to 120 compressions per minute and a depth of at least two inches. To comply with the new course requirement, feedback devices must, at a minimum, measure and provide real-time audio and/or visual feedback on compression rate and depth, allowing students to self-correct or validate their skill performance immediately during training.
For manikins to meet this requirement minimally:
- Must have audio or visual feedback for compression depth. (a clicker or other feedback device)
- Must have audio or visual feedback for compression rate. (Lights that illuminate progressively or other feedback device)
A few great feedback device options are:
- Little Anne QCPR Manikin (Existing Little Anne Manikins can be retrofitted with an Upgrade Kit)
- Practi-CRM (Only measures rate, needs to be used with a manikin that has a clicker for proper compression death)
- Practi-CRdM (Measures both rate and depth)
