Comparison of overlapping (OP) and adjacent thumb positions (AP) for cardiac compressions using the encircling method in infants

Emergency Medicine Journal

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 139-142

  Lim, Jung Soo ^a   Cho, YongCheol ^a   Ryu, Seung ^a   Lee, Jin Woong ^a   Kim, Seung Whan ^a   Yoo, In Sool ^a   You, YeonHo ^a,e   Lee, Byung Kook ^b   Min, Jin Hong ^c   Jeong, Won Joon ^d  

^a Chungnam National University   (South Korea)

^b Chonnam National University Medical School   (South Korea)

^c Chungbuk National University   (South Korea)

^d Konyang University   (South Korea)

^e Chungnam National University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADJACENT THUMB POSITION; ARTICLE; AUDIOVISUAL EQUIPMENT; BREATHING RATE; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; EMERGENCY MEDICINE; END TIDAL CARBON DIOXIDE TENSION; FATIGUE; HEART COMPRESSION; HEART RATE; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MEAN ARTERIAL PRESSURE; MEDICAL PRACTICE; OVERLAPPING THUMB POSITION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULSE PRESSURE; RESCUE PERSONNEL; RESUSCITATION; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; THUMB;

ARTERIAL PRESSURE; CARDIOPULMONARY RESUSCITATION; FATIGUE; HUMANS; INFANT; MANIKINS; PATIENT SIMULATION; POSTURE; THUMB;

EID: 84874659564     PISSN: 14720205     EISSN: 14720213     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/emermed-2011-200978     Document Type: Article

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