Effect of Using a Cardiac Catheterization Table-Stabilizing Stick on the Quality of Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation in the Cardiac Catheterization Laboratory: A Simulation-Based Study

Figure 2

Alignment of the video camera during CPR simulation and photographs of the procedure. (a) Yellow crosshair mark indicates the height of the angiography table at the time of a fully released chest compression. (b) Distance between the light blue crosshairs and yellow crosshairs indicates deflection of the catheterization table during a chest compression. (c) Position of the arms when the participant performs CPR on the catheterization table. (d) A CPR procedure performed with the use of a table-stabilizing stick under the catheterization table. The chest of the mannequin is located between the X-ray tube and the flat panel detector. Therefore, it is impossible to push the chest vertically.

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