title: Ineffectiveness of the precordial thump. Outdated practice doesn't save lives.
authors: Keith
authors: K
authors: Wesley
authors: Karen
authors: K
authors: Wesley
mesh_terms: D004554:Electric Countershock; D004638:Emergency Treatment; D006336:Heart Massage / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D058687:Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy*; D017180:Tachycardia, Ventricular / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy*; D014693:Ventricular Fibrillation / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy*