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for an adult patient; use the heel of your palm with the other hand ontop interlocking and pulling back on your fingers

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Q: When performing CPR how many hands or fingers would you compress the chest with?
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When performing CPR HOW MANY HANDS FINGERS WOULD YOU COMPRESS THE CHEST WITH?

for an adult patient; use the heel of your palm with the other hand ontop interlocking and pulling back on your fingers


Where sholud your place your hands to perform chest compressions on an adult?

An inch or two above the nipple line, dead center of the chest


What is the preferred technique for providing chest compressions during a2 rescuer CPR for an infant?

use only two fingers to push, place them in the middle of the chest between the two nipples, and compress the chest firmly but gently


What fingers do you use for chest compressions during CPR for a child?

For a child, use the heel of one hand located on the center of the chest, on the sternum. For an infant, use 2 or 3 fingers (index, middle, and ring fingers) on the sternum, just below the nipple line.


How do you say animals in sign language?

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Where to place hands when comopressing an infant's chest during CPR?

you should put your hands on the center of their chest.In the middle of their chest plate. Pretty much in line with their armpits.


Why is allowing complete chest recoil important when performing high quality CPR?

The chest will recoil after compressions automatically. Just make sure that when the chest recoils, your arms are not resisting the recoil, e.g. your hands should be resting on the chest during the recoil, without coming off the chest.


What do diamond push ups do?

This variation is performed with your hands close together underneath your chest, the thumbs and forefingers of each hand touching each other. You lower yourself until your chest touches your hands and then push yourself back up. Diamond pushups places more stress on your triceps and will really help to fill them out. A folded towel will provide cusioning for your hands. It's a normal pushup done with your hands positioned in a diamond shape manner, such that your index fingers on both hands are touching one another, as are your thumbs. It's a normal pushup done with your hands positioned in a diamond shape manner, such that your index fingers on both hands are touching one another, as are your thumbs.


Where should you place both of your hands when compressing an infants chest during CPR?

2 or 3 fingers on sternum below nipple line; other hand on forehead to keep airway open.


How do you do the boom snap clap?

boom=slap your hands to your knees/chest clap= clap your hands snap= snap your fingers baboom= slap your hands on your knees/chest twice in a row It goes Boom snap clap baboom snap clap snap boom snap clap baboom snap (then say) shhhhhhh


How do you sign language the word health?

Hi: with either one or both hands, touch the first 2 fingers to the top of the chest then to the bottom of the rib cage.


When performing the head tilt chin lift what is the proper placement of hands?

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