50% duty cycle may be inappropriate to achieve a sufficient chest compression depth when cardiopulmonary resuscitation is performed by female or light rescuers
Objective Current guidelines for cardiopulmonary resuscitation recommend chest compressions (CC) during 50% of the duty cycle (DC) in part because of the ease with which individuals may learn to achieve it with practice. However, no consideration has been given to a possible interaction between DC a...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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The Korean Society of Emergency Medicine
2015-03-01
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| Series: | Clinical and Experimental Emergency Medicine |
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| Online Access: | http://www.ceemjournal.org/upload/pdf/ceem-14-046.pdf |