Does Dual Operator CPR help minimize interruptions in chest compressions?

Resuscitation

Volumn 80, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 1011-1014

  Fallaha, Jon F ^a   Spooner, Brendan B ^a   Perkins, Gavin D ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Adult; Basic Life Support (BLS); Bystander CPR; Cardiopulmonary resuscitation; Chest compression; Training

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUDIOVISUAL EQUIPMENT; BREATHING RATE; COMPRESSION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LUNG VENTILATION; MALE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL STUDENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RESUSCITATION;

ALLIED HEALTH PERSONNEL; CARDIOPULMONARY RESUSCITATION; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CROSS-OVER STUDIES; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; MALE; MANIKINS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RESPIRATION, ARTIFICIAL; STUDENTS, MEDICAL; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 68349086905     PISSN: 03009572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.resuscitation.2009.04.048     Document Type: Article

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