Do different mattresses affect the quality of cardiopulmonary resuscitation?

Intensive Care Medicine

Volumn 29, Issue 12, 2003, Pages 2330-2335

  Perkins, Gavin D ^a   Benny, Robert ^b   Giles, Simon ^a   Gao, Fang ^a   Tweed, Michael J ^b  

^a BIRMINGHAM HEARTLANDS HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Basic life support; Cardiopulmonary resuscitation; External chest compression; Pressure ulcers; Support surface

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUDIOVISUAL EQUIPMENT; COMPRESSION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRITICAL ILLNESS; DECUBITUS; FOAM; HEART ARREST; HOSPITAL BED; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; PATIENT POSITIONING; RESUSCITATION;

BEDS; CARDIOPULMONARY RESUSCITATION; CROSS-OVER STUDIES; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; MANIKINS;

EID: 0348225199     PISSN: 03424642     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00134-003-2014-6     Document Type: Article

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