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What is High Performance (Pit Crew) CPR?

What is High Performance (Pit Crew) CPR?

You may have heard about High Performance CPR (also called Pit Crew CPR). High Performance CPR was designed by Emergency Medical Service professionals. The name “Pit Crew CPR” comes from the inspiration they took from the pit crews in auto-racing, which feature teams of specialists that focus on a single task, when the car comes in, and do that to the best of their abilities. Pit Crew CPR has an…

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10 principles of High Performance CPR

1. EMTs own CPR

2. Minimize interruptions in CPR at all times

3. Ensure proper depth of compressions (>2 inches)

4. Ensure full chest recoil/decompression

5. Ensure proper chest compression rate (100-120/min)

6. Rotate compressors every 2 minutes 

7. Hover hands over chest during shock administration and be ready to compress as soon as patient is cleared

8. Intubate or place advanced airway with ongoing CPR

9. Place IV or IO with ongoing CPR

10. Coordination and teamwork between EMTs and paramedics

As you can see, it's not magic. So just do it!