Research Article

Current Guideline of Chest Compression Depth for Children of All Ages May Be Too Deep for Younger Children

Table 1

The distribution of number of subjects, male to female ratio, height, weight and BMI by age group among patients aged 1–18 years.

Age, yearsnMale
n (%)
Female
n (%)
Height, cmWeight, kgBMI, kg/m2

1179 (52.9%)8 (47.1%)86.5 ± 11.711.8 ± 1.816.4 ± 3.1
2147 (50.0 %)7 (50.0%)92.0 ± 5.813.6 ± 1.415.9 ± 1.5
32211 (50.0 %)11 (50.0%)98.6 ± 4.214.9 ± 1.615.3 ± 1.4
4189 (50.0 %)9 (50.0%)106.0 ± 5.617.9 ± 2.615.7 ± 1.5
52410 (41.7 %)14 (58.3%)113.2 ± 5.220.5 ± 3.216.3 ± 1.8
63012 (40.0 %)18 (60.0%)121.1 ± 4.222.8 ± 4.015.7 ± 2.1
72615 (57.7 %)11 (42.3%)125.3 ± 5.525.0 ± 4.715.7 ± 1.7
82617 (65.4 %)9 (34.6%)131.0 ± 6.829.5 ± 7.917.6 ± 3.7
93021 (70.0 %)9 (30.0%)137.5 ± 6.435.7 ± 10.718.5 ± 3.7
102818 (64.3 %)10 (35.7%)142.8 ± 6.938.6 ± 11.718.9 ± 4.6
112914 (48.3 %)15 (51.7%)145.4 ± 9.539.9 ± 10.218.5 ± 3.0
123021 (70.0 %)9 (30.0%)158.0 ± 7. 649.5 ± 12.619.8 ± 3.1
133012 (40.0 %)18 (60.0%)158.9 ± 8.749.4 ± 9.519.2 ± 2.8
142914 (48.3 %)15 (51.7%)163.8 ± 10.751.0 ± 9.519.0 ± 2.7
153022 (73.3%)8 (26.7%)167.6 ± 10.153.9 ± 8.819.1 ± 2.2
163025 (83.3%)5 (16.7%)171.9 ± 8.156.1 ± 8.618.9 ± 2.5
172926 (89.7%)3 (10.3%)174.8 ± 7.761.1 ± 10.719.9 ± 3.0

Data were presented with means ± standard deviations