Complications of bystander cardiopulmonary resuscitation for unconscious patients without cardiopulmonary arrest

Background: Insufficient knowledge of the risks and complications of cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) may be an obstructive factor for CPR, however, particularly for patients who are not clearly suffering out of hospital cardiopulmonary arrest (OH-CPA). The object of this study was to clarify the...

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Main Authors: Yoshihiro Moriwaki, Mitsugi Sugiyama, Yoshio Tahara, Masayuki Iwashita, Takayuki Kosuge, Nobuyuki Harunari, Shinju Arata, Noriyuki Suzuki
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2012-01-01
Series:Journal of Emergencies, Trauma and Shock
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Online Access:http://www.onlinejets.org/article.asp?issn=0974-2700;year=2012;volume=5;issue=1;spage=3;epage=6;aulast=Moriwaki