Effects of bed height on the performance of chest compressions

Emergency Medicine Journal

Volumn 26, Issue 11, 2009, Pages 807-810

  Cho, J ^a   Oh, J H ^b   Park, Y S ^a   Park, I C ^a   Chung, S P ^a  

^a Yonsei University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^b Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST)   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CONTROLLED STUDY; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE PRACTICE; HEIGHT; HOSPITAL BED; NURSE; PHYSICAL PERFORMANCE; PHYSICIAN; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESUSCITATION; THORAX COMPRESSION;

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; BEDS; CARDIOPULMONARY RESUSCITATION; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; FEMALE; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HUMANS; MALE; MANIKINS; POSTURE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SINGLE-BLIND METHOD; THORAX;

EID: 70350459864     PISSN: 14720205     EISSN: 14720213     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/emj.2008.068965     Document Type: Article

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