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From: Radiological assessment of chest compression point and achievable compression depth in cardiac patients

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a The internipple line (INL) image showing APEXTERNAL and APBLOOD (the sum of blood-filled structures along APEXTERNAL.) Fish oil softgels identify the INL level. Abbreviations: Aod, descending aorta; APBLOOD, Anterior-posterior diameter of blood-filled structures; APEXTERNAL, external anterior-posterior diameter; INL, internipple line; LA, left atrium; LV, left ventricle; LVOT/AV/aortic root, left ventricular outflow tract/aortic valve/aortic root; Origo, centre of sternum at the level of the INL; RA, right atrium; RVOT/PV/pulmonary trunk, right ventricular outflow tract/pulmonary valve/pulmonary trunk. b Optimal compression point (OCP) image showing how OCP was identified. OCP is the surface projection of a line with maximum sum of left and right ventricle AP diameters. Abbreviations: Aod, descending aorta; LV, left ventricle; OCP, optimal compression point; RA, right atrium; RV, right ventricle

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Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine

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