Potential wrist ligament injury in rescuers performing cardiopulmonary resuscitation
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Potential wrist ligament injury in rescuers performing cardiopulmonary resuscitation
Wrist pain in rescuers performing chest compressions as part of cardiopulmonary resuscitation has been reported anecdotally and recently in the literature. Studies have indicated that rescuers apply as much as 644 N of force to the victim's chest with each compression, while standards require one hundred compressions per minute. Recent research suggests that forces transmitted through the rescu...
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Emergencies, Trauma, and Shock
سال: 2013
ISSN: 0974-2700
DOI: 10.4103/0974-2700.110776