Optimal chest compression in cardiopulmonary resuscitation depends upon thoracic and back support stiffness

Medical and Biological Engineering and Computing

Volumn 50, Issue 12, 2012, Pages 1269-1278

  Dellimore, Kiran H ^a   Scheffer, Cornie ^a  

^a STELLENBOSCH UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Cardiopulmonary resuscitation; Chest compression; Chest compression mechanics; Constant peak displacement; Constant peak force; CPR; Optimal CPR; Thoracic stiffness

Indexed keywords

CARDIOPULMONARY RESUSCITATION; CHEST COMPRESSIONS; CPR; OPTIMAL CPR; PEAK DISPLACEMENT; PEAK FORCE;

BIOMECHANICS; CONCRETE CONSTRUCTION; OPTIMIZATION; STIFFNESS;

RESUSCITATION;

ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; BIOMECHANICS; BREATHING MECHANICS; ELASTICITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RESUSCITATION; SIGNAL PROCESSING; SPINE; STERNUM; THORAX;

BIOMECHANICS; CARDIOPULMONARY RESUSCITATION; ELASTICITY; FEMALE; HUMANS; LEAST-SQUARES ANALYSIS; MALE; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; RESPIRATORY MECHANICS; SIGNAL PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; SPINE; STERNUM; THORAX;

EID: 84873988846     PISSN: 01400118     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11517-012-0963-z     Document Type: Article

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