Improvement in timing and effectiveness of external cardiac compressions with a new non-invasive device: The CPR-Ezy

Resuscitation

Volumn 54, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 63-67

  Boyle, Andrew J ^a   Wilson, Andrew M ^a   Connelly, Kim ^a   McGuigan, Louisa ^a   Wilson, Jenny ^a   Whitbourn, Robert ^a  

^a ST VINCENT S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Cardiac arrest; Cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR); External cardiac compression (ECC); Out of hospital CPR

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUDIOVISUAL EQUIPMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVICE; FATIGUE; FEMALE; HEART ARREST; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESUSCITATION; SURVIVAL; TASK PERFORMANCE;

COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH; EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FEMALE; HEART ARREST; HEART MASSAGE; HUMANS; MALE; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0036296601     PISSN: 03009572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0300-9572(02)00049-7     Document Type: Article

References (6)

1. Cardiac arrest: Report on application of external cardiac massage on 188 patients
2. Cardiac arrest and resuscitation: A tale of 29 cities
3. The 1998 European resuscitation Council guidelines for adult single rescuer basic life support
4. Life supporting first aid training of the public - Review and recommendations
5. Guidelines 2000 for cardiopulmonary resuscitation and emergency cardiovascular care
6. The study of the effectiveness of chest compressions using the CPR-plus