Chest compression force of trained and untrained CPR rescuers

Cardiovascular Engineering

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 47-50

  Geddes, Leslie A ^a   Boland, Megan K ^b   Taleyarkhan, Pervin R ^a   Vitter, Jillian ^c  

^a PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME   (United States)

Author keywords

CPR; EMS; Resuscitation

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; COLLEGE STUDENT; COMPRESSION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FORCE; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MEASUREMENT; NORMAL HUMAN; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; RESCUE PERSONNEL; RESUSCITATION; STAFF TRAINING;

CARDIOPULMONARY RESUSCITATION; COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH; HUMANS; MALE; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; STRESS, MECHANICAL; TASK PERFORMANCE AND ANALYSIS; THORAX;

EID: 34447116237     PISSN: 15678822     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10558-007-9029-5     Document Type: Article

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