Workload during cardiopulmonary resuscitation

Objectives Lay resuscitation is crucial for the survival of the patients with out-of-hospital cardiac arrest. Therefore, lay CPR should be a basic skill for everyone. With the growing proportion of retired people in the Western societies, CPR performed by people with preexisting diseases and at risk of cardiac events is expected to grow. There is little knowledge about the workload during CPR and the minimum workload capacity of the rescuer.