Effect of rescuer fatigue on performance of continuous external chest compressions over 3 min

Resuscitation

Volumn 55, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 151-155

  Ashton, A ^a   McCluskey, A ^a   Gwinnutt, C L ^b   Keenan, A M ^a  

^a STEPPING HILL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b HOPE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Advanced life support (ALS); Cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR); Chest compression; Manikin; Rescuer fatigue

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUDIOVISUAL EQUIPMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; EXHAUSTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; MUSCLE FATIGUE; NORMAL HUMAN; PERFORMANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESCUE PERSONNEL; RESUSCITATION; SEX DIFFERENCE; SIMULATION;

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; CARDIOPULMONARY RESUSCITATION; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; COHORT STUDIES; EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES; FATIGUE; FEMALE; HEART MASSAGE; HUMANS; LIFE SUPPORT CARE; MALE; MANIKINS; MODELS, ANATOMIC; PROBABILITY; RISK ASSESSMENT; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC; TASK PERFORMANCE AND ANALYSIS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0036843633     PISSN: 03009572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0300-9572(02)00168-5     Document Type: Article

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