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Section Type: RESULTS

Text: Thirty EMS providers (14 EMT-Basics, 5 EMT-Intermediates, and 11 EMT-Paramedics), with an average age + / - S. D. of 32 + / - 8 years and 6. 5 + / - 4. 2 years of EMS experience, performed 3 min of CPR on a Laerdal Skill Reporter CPR manikin using the Standard Hand Position followed by 3 min of CPR (in random order) using three alternative CPR techniques : (1) Two-Finger Fulcrum Technique -- lifting the heel of the hand slightly but completely off the chest during the decompression phase of CPR using the thumb and little finger as a fulcrum ; (2) Five-Finger Fulcrum Technique -- lifting the heel of the hand slightly but completely off the chest during the decompression phase of CPR using all five fingers as a fulcrum ; and (3) Hands-Off Technique -- lifting the heel and all fingers of the hand slightly but completely off the chest during the decompression phase of CPR.