A randomized, controlled comparison of cardiopulmonary resuscitation performed on the floor and on a moving ambulance stretcher

Prehospital Emergency Care

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 68-70

  Kim, John A ^a   Vogel, Douglas ^a   Guimond, Guy ^a   Hostler, David ^a   Wang, Henry E ^a   Menegazzi, James J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Ambulance; Cardiopulmonary resuscitation; Quality; Stretcher

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AMBULANCE; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COMPRESSION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; LUNG VENTILATION; MALE; MEDICAL STUDENT; RANDOMIZATION; RESIDENT; RESUSCITATION; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; TIDAL VOLUME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AMBULANCES; AMBULATORY CARE; CARDIOPULMONARY RESUSCITATION; COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH; FEMALE; FLOORS AND FLOORCOVERINGS; HUMANS; MALE; MOTION; SURFACE PROPERTIES; THORAX; TIDAL VOLUME; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 31544440976     PISSN: 10903127     EISSN: 15450066     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10903120500373108     Document Type: Article

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