Do clinical examination gloves provide adequate electrical insulation for safe hands-on defibrillation? I: Resistive properties of nitrile gloves

Resuscitation

Volumn 84, Issue 7, 2013, Pages 895-899

  Deakin, Charles D ^a   Lee Shrewsbury, Victoria ^a   Hogg, Kitwani ^a   Petley, Graham W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL SOUTHAMPTON NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Current; Defibrillation; External chest compression; Glove; Safety; Voltage

Indexed keywords

NITRILE;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; DEFIBRILLATION; ELECTRIC RESISTANCE; HEART ARREST; HOSPITAL PERSONNEL; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESUSCITATION; SURGICAL GLOVE;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; CARDIOPULMONARY RESUSCITATION; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; DEFIBRILLATORS; ELECTRIC COUNTERSHOCK; ELECTRIC IMPEDANCE; GLOVES, PROTECTIVE; HEART ARREST; HUMANS; NITRILES;

EID: 84878869588     PISSN: 03009572     EISSN: 18731570     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.resuscitation.2013.03.011     Document Type: Article

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