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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 o...

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Autores principales: Curran, Robert, Sorr, Sasha, Aquino, Eva
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd 2013
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3665060/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23723622
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/0974-2700.110776