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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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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 |
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author | Curran, Robert Sorr, Sasha Aquino, Eva |
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description | 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 rescuers’ wrists of less than 10% of those seen during the performance of chest compressions significantly strain the scapholunate ligament. Biomechanical research should be performed to further evaluate this possible correlation. Compensation for worker injury maybe involved. |
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spelling | pubmed-36650602013-05-30 Potential wrist ligament injury in rescuers performing cardiopulmonary resuscitation Curran, Robert Sorr, Sasha Aquino, Eva J Emerg Trauma Shock Point of View 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 rescuers’ wrists of less than 10% of those seen during the performance of chest compressions significantly strain the scapholunate ligament. Biomechanical research should be performed to further evaluate this possible correlation. Compensation for worker injury maybe involved. Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd 2013 /pmc/articles/PMC3665060/ /pubmed/23723622 http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/0974-2700.110776 Text en Copyright: © Journal of Emergencies, Trauma, and Shock http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0 This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0 Unported, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. |
spellingShingle | Point of View Curran, Robert Sorr, Sasha Aquino, Eva Potential wrist ligament injury in rescuers performing cardiopulmonary resuscitation |
title | Potential wrist ligament injury in rescuers performing cardiopulmonary resuscitation |
title_full | Potential wrist ligament injury in rescuers performing cardiopulmonary resuscitation |
title_fullStr | Potential wrist ligament injury in rescuers performing cardiopulmonary resuscitation |
title_full_unstemmed | Potential wrist ligament injury in rescuers performing cardiopulmonary resuscitation |
title_short | Potential wrist ligament injury in rescuers performing cardiopulmonary resuscitation |
title_sort | potential wrist ligament injury in rescuers performing cardiopulmonary resuscitation |
topic | Point of View |
url | 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 |
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