New method of chest compression for infants in a single rescuer situation: Thumb-index finger technique

Journal of Medical and Dental Sciences

Volumn 58, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 15-22

  Fakhraddin, Bakhtiyar Zeynalov ^a   Shimizu, Naoki ^b   Kurosawa, Sasa ^b   Sakai, Hirokazu ^b   Miyasaka, Katsuyuki ^c   Mizutani, Shuki ^a  

^a TOKYO MEDICAL AND DENTAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b NATIONAL CENTER FOR CHILD HEALTH AND DEVELOPMENT   (Japan)

^c NAGANO CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (Japan)

Author keywords

Basic life support (BLS); Cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR); Chest compression quality; External chest compression (ECC); Fatigue

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUDIOVISUAL EQUIPMENT; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; EDUCATION; FEMALE; HEART MASSAGE; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE; METHODOLOGY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RESUSCITATION; STANDARD; TIME;

ADULT; CARDIOPULMONARY RESUSCITATION; FEMALE; HEART MASSAGE; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; MANIKINS; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 79955730266     PISSN: 13428810     EISSN: 13428810     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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