Objective: Prior studies have shown that interruptions of chest compressions could result in
high failure rates of resuscitation. Chest compression artifacts force the interruption of
compressions before electrocardiographic rhythm analysis. It was the goal of this study to
evaluate the accuracy of an automated electrocardiographic rhythm analysis algorithm
designed to attenuate compression-induced artifact and minimize uninterrupted chest
compressions. Design: Retrospective diagnostic analysis. Setting: Out-of-hospital …