Abdominal binding during cardiopulmonary resuscitation in man

Abstract

The effect of abdominal binding at pressures of 60-110 cm H2O during CPR [cardiopulmonary resuscitation] was assessed in 10 patients experiencing cardiac arrest. Abdominal binding for brief periods (30-60 s) raised mean arterial pressure from 53.9 .+-. 7.1 mm Hg before binding to 67.2 .+-. 8.4 mm Hg after binding. In 6 patients studied who had abdominal binding performed for 4 min, this beneficial effect was still apparent at the end of the time period. No abdominal visceral injury was found in 6 patients at autopsy. Abdominal binding is an effective yet simple technique for increasing blood pressure during CPR in man with considerable field use potential.