The ventilation/compression ratio influences the effectiveness of two rescuer advanced cardiac life support on a manikin

Resuscitation

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 113-119

  Wik, Lars ^a,b   Steen, Petter Andreas ^b  

^a DEPARTMENT OF RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT   (Norway)

^b ULLEVÅL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

Author keywords

Cardiopulmonary resuscitation; Chest compression; Manikin; Mega Code training; Ratio; Ventilation

Indexed keywords

ADRENALIN; ATROPINE;

ARTICLE; ASYSTOLE; COMPRESSION; DEFIBRILLATION; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; HEART ARREST; HEART VENTRICLE FIBRILLATION; HUMAN; INTUBATION; LUNG VENTILATION; PARAMEDICAL PERSONNEL; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESUSCITATION; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STUDENT; TIME;

EID: 0029964439     PISSN: 03009572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0300-9572(95)00921-3     Document Type: Article

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