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The assessment of the kinematics of the rescuer in continuous chest compression during a 10-min simulation of cardiopulmonary resuscitation.

Bogusław BuckiDariusz WaniczekRobert MichnikJacek KarpeAndrzej BieniekArkadiusz NiczyporukJoanna MakarskaTomasz StepienDariusz MyrcikHanna Misiołek
Published in: European journal of medical research (2019)
We believe that raising the rescuer's hips by moving the center of the rescuer's body over the point of sternal compression increases the value of the CC force vector, thereby increasing the depth of CC. In addition, we observed that, during an effective CC, the rescuer was unable to maintain arms straight and, in consequence, a slight elbow flexion was observed. It, however, did not influence the quality of the maneuver.
Keyphrases
  • cardiopulmonary resuscitation
  • cardiac arrest
  • optical coherence tomography
  • quality improvement