title: Mechanical CPR.
abstract: Mechanical devices for cardiopulmonary resuscitation have been in use for decades. Significant advances in the understanding of cardiac arrest physiology have led to improvements and new devices. Piston, load distribution band, active compression decompression and the impedance threshold device are discussed.
authors: Emergency Medicine Department, National University Hospital Singapore, 5 Lower Kent Ridge Road, Singapore 119074. leong_benjamin@yahoo.com.sg
authors: S H B
authors: SH
authors: Leong
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D016887:Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*; D015908:Counterpulsation / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods; D004195:Disease Models, Animal; D006323:Heart Arrest / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans