title: The Resuscitation Council (UK) recommends a precordial thump as first treatment of a witnessed or in monitored cardiac arrest.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Elliot
authors.forename: D A
authors.initials: DA
authors.lastname: Sandler
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D006323:Heart Arrest / Q000628:therapy*; D006336:Heart Massage / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D012151:Resuscitation / Q000379:methods*; D012955:Societies, Medical; D006113:United Kingdom