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Mechanical vs Manual Resuscitation

This search finds articles that compare mechanical and manual chest compression.

EBSCO - MEDLINE and CINAHL

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TI ((mechanical OR LUCAS) AND "chest compression*" AND manual*)

OVID – EMBASE and EMCARE

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(*"MECHANICAL CHEST COMPRESSOR"/ OR mechanical.ti OR LUCAS.ti) AND "chest compression*".ti AND manual*.ti

NICE Evidence Search - MEDLINE and CINAHL

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(mechanical.ti OR LUCAS.ti,ab) AND "chest compression*".ti,ab AND manual*.ti,ab

NICE Evidence Search – EMBASE and EMCARE

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(*"MECHANICAL CHEST COMPRESSOR"/ OR mechanical.ti OR LUCAS.ti,ab) AND "chest compression*".ti,ab AND manual*.ti,ab

Updated 02 November 2020