Effects of a backboard, bed height, and operator position on compression depth during simulated resuscitation

Intensive Care Medicine

Volumn 32, Issue 10, 2006, Pages 1632-1635

  Perkins, Gavin D ^a   Smith, Chris M ^a   Augre, Colette ^a   Allan, Michael ^a   Rogers, Helen ^a   Stephenson, Barney ^a   Thickett, David R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Advanced cardiac life support; Basic life support; Beds; Cardiopulmonary resuscitation; Heart arrest; Heart massage

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BED; BODY POSITION; COMPRESSION; CONTROLLED STUDY; HOSPITAL; HUMAN; MEDICAL STUDENT; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; RESUSCITATION; SIMULATION; VALIDATION PROCESS;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; BEDS; CARDIOPULMONARY RESUSCITATION; CROSS-OVER STUDIES; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; HUMANS; MANIKINS; POSTURE; PRESSURE;

EID: 33749251321     PISSN: 03424642     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00134-006-0273-8     Document Type: Article

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