Emergency Medicine: Open Access
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ISSN: 2165-7548
+44 1223 790975
ISSN: 2165-7548
+44 1223 790975
Shinichi Ito
Faculty of Dental Science,
3-1-1 Maidashi, Higashi-ku, Fukuoka 812-8582
Japan
Research Article
The Effect of the Use of a Stabilizer and Different Height Settings on the Stability of the Dental Chair when Performing High-Quality Chest Compressions
Author(s): Shinichi Ito, Noriko Karube, Jun Hirokawa, Saori Sako and Takeshi YokoyamaShinichi Ito, Noriko Karube, Jun Hirokawa, Saori Sako and Takeshi Yokoyama
Background/Aim: In the case of sudden cardiopulmonary arrest (CPA) in a patient in a dental practice, dental professionals have to perform cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) in the dental chair. However, not all dental chairs are stable enough for performing chest compressions, as some do not contain steady support under the backrest. We investigated methods for stabilizing the dental chair to increase the efficacy of chest compressions performed in the chair.
Materials and Methods: Chest compressions (with a depth of 5.0 to 6.0 cm) were performed on a CPR manikin that was laid on the backrest of a dental chair. The movement of the chest of the manikin and the displacement of the backrest caused by the chest compressions were recorded as video data, and the mean amplitude of the movement of the backrest at each compression depth was analyzed. .. View More»
DOI:
10.4172/2165-7548.1000268