Active compression-decompression cardiopulmonary resuscitation in standing position over the patient: Pros and cons of a new method

Resuscitation

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 7-10

  Baubin, Michael ^a   Schirmer, Michael ^b   Nogler, Michael ^a   Semenitz, Barbara ^a   Falk, Markus ^c   Kroesen, Gunnar ^a   Hörtnagl, Helmut ^a   Gilly, Hermann ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF INNSBRUCK   (Austria)

^b INNSBRUCK MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Austria)

^c TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

^d MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

Author keywords

Active compression decompression; Cardiopulmonary resuscitation; Standing position

Indexed keywords

LACTIC ACID;

ARM; ARTICLE; COMPRESSION; DECOMPRESSION; EXHAUSTION; HEART ARREST; HEART RATE; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LACTATE BLOOD LEVEL; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RATING SCALE; RESUSCITATION; SPINE; STANDING;

ADULT; ALLIED HEALTH PERSONNEL; CARDIOPULMONARY RESUSCITATION; COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH; CROSS-OVER STUDIES; EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES; FEMALE; HEART ARREST; HEART RATE; HUMANS; LACTIC ACID; MALE; MONITORING, PHYSIOLOGIC; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; POSTURE; PRESSURE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 0031057822     PISSN: 03009572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0300-9572(96)01061-1     Document Type: Article

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