Performing chest compressions in a confined space

Resuscitation

Volumn 61, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 55-61

  Handley, Anthony J ^a,c   Handley, Juliette A ^b  

^a RESUSCITATION COUNCIL UK   (United Kingdom)

^b Haywards Heath   (United Kingdom)

^c NONE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Basic life support (BLS); Cardiac arrest; Cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR); Chest compressions; Paragem card aca; Reanima o Cardio Pulmonar (CPR); Soporte vital b sico(SVB); Suporte B sico de Vida (SBV)

Indexed keywords

AIRCRAFT; ARTICLE; EVALUATION; HUMAN; LONG TERM CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESUSCITATION; STANDARDIZATION; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; TRAINING;

ADULT; CARDIOPULMONARY RESUSCITATION; CONFINED SPACES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PRESSURE; THORAX;

EID: 1842738306     PISSN: 03009572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.resuscitation.2003.11.012     Document Type: Article

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