A Comparison of Chest Compression Quality Delivered During On-Scene and Ground Transport Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation

A Comparison of Chest Compression Quality Delivered During On-Scene and Ground Transport Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation

Introduction: American Heart Association (AHA) guidelines recommend cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) chest compressions 1.5 to 2 inches (3.75-5 cm) deep at 100 to 120 per minute. Recent studies demonstrated that manual CPR by emergency medical services (EMS) personnel is substandard. We hypothesi...

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Main Authors: Christopher S. Russi, Logan J. Kolb, Erik P. Hess, Lucas A. Myers, Christine M. Lohse, Roger D. White
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: eScholarship Publishing, University of California 2016-09-01
Series:Western Journal of Emergency Medicine
Subjects:
ground transport
cardiopulmonary resucitation
chest compression
Online Access:http://escholarship.org/uc/item/2qx332gm

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