Abstract
Optimizing chest compression (CC) performance during neonatal cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) is critical to improving survival outcomes since current clinical protocols often achieve only a fraction of the native cardiovascular perfusion. This study presents the development of a diagnostic tool to unobtrusively measure the CC depth and force during neonatal CPR using sensors mounted on a glove platform. The performance of the glove was evaluated by infant manikin tests using the two-thumb (TT) and two-finger (TF) methods of CC during simulated, unventilated neonatal CPR. The TT method yielded maximum CC depths and forces of as much as 25.7 ± 3.2 mm and 35.9 ± 2.2 N while the TF method produced CC depths and forces of as much as 21.6 ± 2.2 mm and 23.7 ± 2.9 N. These results are consistent with clinical findings which suggest that TT compression is more effective than TF compression since it produces greater CC depths and forces.
Original language | English |
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Title of host publication | Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society |
Pages | 350-353 |
Number of pages | 4 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2013 |
Externally published | Yes |
Event | 35th Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, EMBC 2013 - Osaka, Japan Duration: 3 Jul 2013 → 7 Jul 2013 Conference number: 35 |
Conference
Conference | 35th Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, EMBC 2013 |
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Abbreviated title | EMBC 2013 |
Country/Territory | Japan |
City | Osaka |
Period | 3/07/13 → 7/07/13 |
Keywords
- Calibration
- Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation
- Clothing
- Equipment Design
- Fingers
- Humans
- Infant
- Manikins
- Pressure
- Stress, Mechanical
- Thorax
- Thumb
- Journal Article
- Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't