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As the number of passengers using aircraft increases around the world, there may be more medical measures needed within the aircraft. These medical measures may also include measures against serious situations such as cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR). However, since the environment is different from the hospital in the aircraft, it may be difficult to cope with such a situation. Moreover, such in-flight CPR may become more difficult at a time when the proportion of out-ofhospital CPR is decreasing due to the recent COVID-19 pandemic. In this paper, I would like to summarize how in-flight CPR is performed and review the main discussions on CPR in the COVID-19 pandemic, and finally suggest how to perform a safe CPR in the COVID-19 situation. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The purpose of this study is to compare the speed, ease, and confidence of endotracheal intubation during CPR, especially during chest compressions, by using a Supraglottic Airway Laryngopharyngeal Tube (SALT) and a direct laryngoscope to achieve and suggest a way to effective professional airway management. The subjects of the study were 30 first-class emergency medical technicians, and an experimental study designed with a randomized crossover design was conducted, and SPSS 24.0 Version was used for data analysis. As a result of the study, during CPR, endotracheal intubation using SALT showed a significant difference in speed compared to endotracheal intubation using a direct laryngoscope(p<.001), and also showed a significant difference in confidence and ease(p<.001). When securing the airway for emergency patients, the use of SALT is judged to be a device that can effectively perform advanced airway management in difficult or diverse environments, including CPR, and it is considered that active introduction and education are needed at domestic emergency sites and hospitals. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This study was conducted for effective CPR by comparing the quality of chest compressions when using a new chest compression method during pediatric CPR. As an experimental study by Randomized Crossover Design, the depth, speed, compression-to-relaxation ratio, ease, and stability were measured when performing chest compressions for 28 Emergency Medical Technicians who completed the BLS Health Care-Provider qualification. The collected data were analyzed by using the SPSS Ver. 23.0 for Win statistical program. To summarize the results of this study, if the new chest compression method was used for chest compression in pediatric CPR, the qualitative indicators of chest compressions were improved. It is good to stick to the existing method, but through the new chest compression method, it will be necessary to confirm the possibility of clinical use based on additional research on various age groups and environmental factors. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

As the number of passengers using aircraft increases around the world, there may be more medical measures needed within the aircraft. These medical measures may also include measures against serious situations such as cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR). However, since the environment is different from the hospital in the aircraft, it may be difficult to cope with such a situation. Moreover, such in-flight CPR may become more difficult at a time when the proportion of out-ofhospital CPR is decreasing due to the recent COVID-19 pandemic. In this paper, I would like to summarize how in-flight CPR is performed and review the main discussions on CPR in the COVID-19 pandemic, and finally suggest how to perform a safe CPR in the COVID-19 situation.