Search for: [Abstract = "For a patient with Sudden Cardiac Arrest \(SCA\), good quality chest compressions and artificial ventilation increase their chances of survival. Fire service officers working as part of the National Rescue and Firefighting Service obtain the necessary qualification in performing cardiopulmonary resuscitation \(CPR\) from a certified first aid course. The CPR competence of the fire service officers is maintained through a programme of in\-house training. Within this training programme there is an assessment of the quality of CPR performed by rescuers. Preliminary tests performed in the accredited Medical Rescue Laboratory of the Faculty of Health Sciences at the Bielsko\-Biała University of Technology and Humanities showed that there were some disparities with the European Resuscitation Council \(ERC\) guidelines. This justified the need to analyse to what degree the CPR parameters achieved by the fire officers are compliant with the ERC guidelines. Objective of the work The aim of the study is to analyze the compliance of cardiopulmonary resuscitation parameters obtained by rescuers of the State Fire Service with the guidelines of the European Resuscitation Council. Materials and Methods The study group consisted of officers from the State Fire Service employed at the Town Headquarters of the National Fire Service in Bielsko\-Biała. The object of the study was to cond"]

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