LUCAS compared to manual cardiopulmonary resuscitation is more effective during helicopter rescue - A prospective, randomized, cross-over manikin study

American Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 384-389

  Putzer, Gabriel ^a   Braun, Patrick ^a   Zimmermann, Andrea ^a   Pedross, Florian ^b   Strapazzon, Giacomo ^c   Brugger, Hermann ^c   Paal, Peter ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL INNSBRUCK   (Austria)

^b INNSBRUCK MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Austria)

^c INSTITUTE FOR RENEWABLE ENERGY   (Italy)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUDIOVISUAL EQUIPMENT; CARDIOPULMONARY RESUSCITATION AID KIT; COMPRESSION; FEMALE; HEART ARREST; HELICOPTER; HUMAN; MALE; MECHANICAL CHEST COMPRESSION DEVICE; NORMAL HUMAN; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PARAMEDICAL PERSONNEL; PRESSURE; PRESSURE DEPTH; PRESSURE POINT; PRESSURE RELEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RESPIRATORY EQUIPMENT; THORAX COMPRESSION;

ADULT; AIR AMBULANCES; ALLIED HEALTH PERSONNEL; CARDIOPULMONARY RESUSCITATION; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CROSS-OVER STUDIES; ELECTRIC COUNTERSHOCK; FEMALE; HEART MASSAGE; HUMANS; MALE; MANIKINS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 84873637622     PISSN: 07356757     EISSN: 15328171     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajem.2012.07.018     Document Type: Article

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