Comparison of a two-finger versus two-thumb method for chest compressions by healthcare providers in an infant mechanical model

Resuscitation

Volumn 43, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 213-216

  Whitelaw, Christine Cappelle ^a   Slywka, Brad ^b   Goldsmith, L Jane ^a  

^a University of Louisville School of Medicine   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Chest compressions; Healthcare providers; Infant model

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMPRESSION; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; INFANT; MEDICAL PERSONNEL; MODEL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESUSCITATION; SKILL; TECHNIQUE;

ADULT; CARDIOPULMONARY RESUSCITATION; CONFIDENCE INTERVALS; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT CARE; MANIKINS;

EID: 0033973972     PISSN: 03009572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0300-9572(99)00145-8     Document Type: Article

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