Nice video. Covers topic well. The person doing the chest compressions should have the heel of his hand maintain contact with the patient (no bouncing) and the fingers should be off the chest. Over all nice review of 2015 guidelines. Thank you
+Tracey Eberhardt Hi! Thanks for your response! In the 2015 guidelines it is stated that "Full recoil of the chest is required, and the hands should be lifted (slightly) off the chest for each compression to allow full recoil."
Great video. Thanks for the useful info. How can I keep track of 100 presses per minute? Is there a shorthand? Also, are there any online courses you want to direct beginners to?
To keep track of 100 presses per minute, you want to be doing almost two per second. The generally recognized method is to perform it to the tune of "Staying Alive" (which is ironic, considering) but if you don't know it, than any fast song will do. If chest compressions are not working and you cannot get access to an AED, you can try a 'cardiac thump' which is essentially slamming your closed fist into the heart HARD. It delivers ~ 20 joules of energy, which is less than a tenth of what an AED does, but it is sometimes enough.
Nice video. Covers topic well. The person doing the chest compressions should have the heel of his hand maintain contact with the patient (no bouncing) and the fingers should be off the chest. Over all nice review of 2015 guidelines. Thank you
+Tracey Eberhardt Hi! Thanks for your response! In the 2015 guidelines it is stated that "Full recoil of the chest is required, and the hands should be lifted (slightly) off the chest for each compression to allow full recoil."
+Good Fellowship Ambulance & EMS Training Institute Here's another example: th-cam.com/video/ivl37Nq5MNg/w-d-xo.html&list=PL850060AB9B629851
Great video. Thanks for the useful info. How can I keep track of 100 presses per minute? Is there a shorthand? Also, are there any online courses you want to direct beginners to?
To keep track of 100 presses per minute, you want to be doing almost two per second. The generally recognized method is to perform it to the tune of "Staying Alive" (which is ironic, considering) but if you don't know it, than any fast song will do. If chest compressions are not working and you cannot get access to an AED, you can try a 'cardiac thump' which is essentially slamming your closed fist into the heart HARD. It delivers ~ 20 joules of energy, which is less than a tenth of what an AED does, but it is sometimes enough.
Sorry, precordial thump.