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Journal of The Korean Society of Emergency Medicine 2014;25(4): 349-355. |
| Could One-Hand Compression for a Small Child Cause Intra-abdominal Injuries? |
| Dong A Kim, Yeon Ho You, Yong Chul Cho, Seung Ryu, Jin Woong Lee, Seung Whan Kim, In Sool Yoo, Won Joon Jeong, Jungsang Min, Ji Sook Lee, Jin Hong Min, Seong Soo Park, Byoung Gil Yoon |
1Department of Emergency Medicine, College of Medicine, Chungnam National University Hospital, Daejeon, Korea. yyo1003@naver.com
2Ajou University School of Medicine, Suwon, Korea.
3College of Medicine, Chungbuk National University Hospital, Cheongju, Korea.
4College of Medicine, Konyang University Hospital, Daejeon, Korea.
5Emergency Medical Technology, Chungbuk Health & Science University, Cheongwon, Korea. |
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| ABSTRACT |
PURPOSE:
We examined the question of whether one-hand chest compression for a small child could compress intraabdominal organs.
METHODS:
We retrospectively examined medical charts and multidirectional computed tomography (MDCT) images obtained from children aged 1 to 18 years who presented to the hospital from March 2002 to March 2012. We measured the length of the sternum (Stotal) and the length of the lower half of the sternum (Stotal/2~X). We also measured the distance from the diaphragm to the midpoint of the sternum (Stotal/2~D) and half the width of an adult hand (Wtotal/2).
Finally, we counted the number of instances at each age in which Stotal/2~X and Stotal/2~D were less than Wtotal/2.
RESULTS:
This study included records and MDCT images for 301 children with a mean age of 12.05+/-5.59 years. We also enrolled 47 adult rescuers (25 men, 53.2%) with a mean age of 23.20+/-2.13 years. The mean Wtotal/2 was 4.62+/-0.46 cm.
All 1-year-old children had Stotal/2~X and Stotal/2~D less than Wtotal/2. Among children aged 2 years, six (60.0%) had Stotal/2~X and Stotal/2~D less than Wtotal/2. Among children aged 3 years, four (26.7%) had Stotal/2~X and Stotal/2~D less than Wtotal/2, and among those aged 4 years, two (13.3%) had Stotal/2~X and Stotal/2~D less than Wtotal/2.
However, Stotal/2~X and Stotal/2~D were greater than Wtotal/2 in children aged 5 years or more.
CONCLUSION:
Our measurements indicate that one-hand chest compression for a small child could cause intraabdominal organ injury. |
| Key words:
Child, Cardiopulmonary resuscitation, Compression |
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