Two-thumb technique is superior to two-finger technique during lone rescuer infant manikin CPR

Resuscitation

Volumn 81, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 712-717

  Udassi, Sharda ^a   Udassi, Jai P ^a   Lamb, Melissa A ^a   Theriaque, Douglas W ^a   Shuster, Jonathan J ^a   Zaritsky, Arno L ^b   Haque, Ikram U ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b CHILDREN S HOSPITAL OF THE KING S DAUGHTERS   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Cardiopulmonary resuscitation; Chest compression; Infant; Mouth to mouth resuscitation; Ventilation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUDIOVISUAL EQUIPMENT; CHILD HEALTH CARE; COMPRESSION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; INTERVENTION STUDY; MALE; MOUTH BREATHING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESUSCITATION;

ADULT; AGED; CARDIOPULMONARY RESUSCITATION; CROSS-OVER STUDIES; FEMALE; FINGERS; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; MANIKINS; MIDDLE AGED; RESPIRATION; SINGLE-BLIND METHOD; THUMB; TIME FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77952892221     PISSN: 03009572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.resuscitation.2009.12.029     Document Type: Article

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