Novel method of infant chest compression. Does the arrangement of the thumbs matter?

Following the discussion [1-3] on a novel technique for chest compression in infants and newborns (nTTT), described in the American Journal of Emergency Medicine [4], we decided to examine whether the angle of chest compression in accordance with the technique affected the basic quality parameters of resuscitation. Infant chest compression with nTTT is described as follows: “the ‘new two-thumb technique’ (nTTT) of chest compressions in an infant consists in using two thumbs directed at the angle of 90° to the chest while closing the fingers of both hands in a fist” [5].
Source: The American Journal of Emergency Medicine - Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: Tags: Correspondence Source Type: research