RT Journal Article
T1 Coastal Fishermen as Lifesavers While Sailing at High Speed: A Crossover Study
A1 Fungueiriño Suárez, Ramón
A1 Barcala Furelos, Roberto
A1 González Fermoso, Marta
A1 Martínez Isasi, Santiago
A1 Fernández Méndez, Felipe
A1 González Salvado, Violeta
A1 Navarro Patón, Rubén
A1 Rodríguez Núñez, Antonio
AB Purpose. Starting basic cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) early improves survival. Fishermen are the first bystanders while at work. Our objective was to test in a simulated scenario the CPR quality performed by fishermen while at port and while navigating at different speeds. Methods. Twenty coastal fishermen were asked to perform 2 minutes of CPR (chest compressions and mouth-to-mouth ventilations) on a manikin, in three different scenarios: (A) at port on land, (B) on the boat floor sailing at 10 knots, and (C) sailing at 20 knots. Data was recorded using quality CPR software, adjusted to current CPR international guidelines. Results. The quality of CPR (QCPR) was significantly higher at port () than sailing at 10 knots (; ) or at 20 knots (; ). The percentage of ventilation that achieved some lung insufflation was also significantly higher when CPR was done at port () than while sailing at 10 knots () or 20 knots () (). Conclusion. In the event of drowning or cardiac arrest on a small boat, fishermen should immediately start basic CPR and navigate at a relatively high speed to the nearest port if the sea conditions are safe.
PB Hindawi
SN 2314-6133
YR 2018
FD 2018
LK 10.1155/2018/2747046
LK http://hdl.handle.net/10347/22169
UL 10.1155/2018/2747046
UL http://hdl.handle.net/10347/22169
LA eng
NO Fungueiriño-Suárez, R., Barcala-Furelos, R., González-Fermoso, M., Martínez-Isasi, S., Fernández-Méndez, F., González-Salvado, V., et al. (2018). Coastal fishermen as lifesavers while sailing at high speed: A crossover study. "BioMed Research International", 2018
DS Minerva
RD 25 abr 2026