title: Quantifying force application to a newborn manikin during simulated cardiopulmonary resuscitation.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To assess utility of the FingerTPS™ system in measuring chest compression (CC) rate and force.
  
  
  METHODS
  Five minutes of CC was performed in a neonatal manikin without (n = 29) and with (n = 30) a metronome. The FingerTPS™ force (lbs.) was compared to pressure (mmHg) in a 50-mL normal-saline bag inside the manikin. FingerTPS™ CC rate and the time until a 20% decline from baseline force and pressure were calculated.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The normal-saline pressure declined earlier than the FingerTPS™ force. Metronome use did not influence CC rate, force or pressure.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The FingerTPS™ can be used to measure CC rate and force.
authors.affiliation: a Center of the Studies of Asphyxia and Resuscitation, Neonatal Research Unit, Royal Alexandra Hospital , Edmonton , Canada .|b Department of Pediatrics , University of Alberta , Edmonton , Canada .|c Department of Pediatric and Adolescent Medicine , Akershus University Hospital , Lørenskog , Norway .
authors.forename: Anne Lee
authors.initials: AL
authors.lastname: Solevåg
authors.affiliation: a Center of the Studies of Asphyxia and Resuscitation, Neonatal Research Unit, Royal Alexandra Hospital , Edmonton , Canada .|b Department of Pediatrics , University of Alberta , Edmonton , Canada .|d Department of Surgery , University of Alberta , Edmonton , Canada , and.
authors.forename: Po-Yin
authors.initials: PY
authors.lastname: Cheung
authors.affiliation: a Center of the Studies of Asphyxia and Resuscitation, Neonatal Research Unit, Royal Alexandra Hospital , Edmonton , Canada .
authors.forename: Elliott
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Li
authors.affiliation: a Center of the Studies of Asphyxia and Resuscitation, Neonatal Research Unit, Royal Alexandra Hospital , Edmonton , Canada .|b Department of Pediatrics , University of Alberta , Edmonton , Canada .
authors.forename: Khalid
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Aziz
authors.affiliation: a Center of the Studies of Asphyxia and Resuscitation, Neonatal Research Unit, Royal Alexandra Hospital , Edmonton , Canada .|b Department of Pediatrics , University of Alberta , Edmonton , Canada .
authors.forename: Megan
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: O'Reilly
authors.affiliation: d Department of Surgery , University of Alberta , Edmonton , Canada , and.
authors.forename: Bo
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Fu
authors.affiliation: d Department of Surgery , University of Alberta , Edmonton , Canada , and.
authors.forename: Bin
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Zheng
authors.affiliation: a Center of the Studies of Asphyxia and Resuscitation, Neonatal Research Unit, Royal Alexandra Hospital , Edmonton , Canada .|b Department of Pediatrics , University of Alberta , Edmonton , Canada .|e Division of Neonatology, Department of Pediatrics , Medical University , Graz , Austria.
authors.forename: Georg
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Schmölzer
mesh_terms: D016887:Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000592:standards; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008348:Manikins; D011312:Pressure
keywords: Chest compression; fatigue; neonatology; quality