Up-Down Hand Position Switch May Delay the Fatigue of Non-Dominant Hand Position Rescuers and Improve Chest Compression Quality during Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation: A Randomized Crossover Manikin Study

Xian-Long Zhou; Lei Li; Cheng Jiang; Bing Xu; Huang-Lei Wang; Dan Xiong; Li-Pin Sheng; Qi-Sheng Yang; Shan Jiang; Peng Xu; Zhi-Qiao Chen; Yan Zhao

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0133483

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Up-Down Hand Position Switch May Delay the Fatigue of Non-Dominant Hand Position Rescuers and Improve Chest Compression Quality during Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation: A Randomized Crossover Manikin Study

Xian-Long Zhou ,

Contributed equally to this work with: Xian-Long Zhou, Lei Li, Cheng Jiang

Affiliation Emergency Center, Zhongnan Hospital of Wuhan University, 169 Donghu Road, Wuhan, Hubei, 430071, China
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Lei Li ,

Contributed equally to this work with: Xian-Long Zhou, Lei Li, Cheng Jiang

Affiliation Emergency Center, Zhongnan Hospital of Wuhan University, 169 Donghu Road, Wuhan, Hubei, 430071, China
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Cheng Jiang ,

Contributed equally to this work with: Xian-Long Zhou, Lei Li, Cheng Jiang

Affiliation Emergency Center, Zhongnan Hospital of Wuhan University, 169 Donghu Road, Wuhan, Hubei, 430071, China
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Bing Xu,

Affiliation Emergency Center, Zhongnan Hospital of Wuhan University, 169 Donghu Road, Wuhan, Hubei, 430071, China
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Huang-Lei Wang,

Affiliation Emergency Center, Zhongnan Hospital of Wuhan University, 169 Donghu Road, Wuhan, Hubei, 430071, China
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Dan Xiong,

Affiliation Emergency Center, Zhongnan Hospital of Wuhan University, 169 Donghu Road, Wuhan, Hubei, 430071, China
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Li-Pin Sheng,

Affiliation Emergency Center, Zhongnan Hospital of Wuhan University, 169 Donghu Road, Wuhan, Hubei, 430071, China
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Qi-Sheng Yang,

Affiliation Emergency Center, Zhongnan Hospital of Wuhan University, 169 Donghu Road, Wuhan, Hubei, 430071, China
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Shan Jiang,

Affiliation Emergency Center, Zhongnan Hospital of Wuhan University, 169 Donghu Road, Wuhan, Hubei, 430071, China
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Peng Xu,

Affiliation Emergency Center, Zhongnan Hospital of Wuhan University, 169 Donghu Road, Wuhan, Hubei, 430071, China
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Zhi-Qiao Chen,

Affiliation Emergency Center, Zhongnan Hospital of Wuhan University, 169 Donghu Road, Wuhan, Hubei, 430071, China
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Yan Zhao

* E-mail: doctoryanzhao@163.com

Affiliation Emergency Center, Zhongnan Hospital of Wuhan University, 169 Donghu Road, Wuhan, Hubei, 430071, China
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Up-Down Hand Position Switch May Delay the Fatigue of Non-Dominant Hand Position Rescuers and Improve Chest Compression Quality during Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation: A Randomized Crossover Manikin Study

Xian-Long Zhou,
Lei Li,
Cheng Jiang,
Bing Xu,
Huang-Lei Wang,
Dan Xiong,
Li-Pin Sheng,
Qi-Sheng Yang,
Shan Jiang,
Peng Xu

Published: August 12, 2015
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0133483

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