Don't bother, it's too much hassle. November 2005Resuscitation Council guidelines say to just put your hands in the centre of the chest in line with the nipples. The bony landmark that was used to locate the hand position in CPR is the xiphoid process.
Xiphoid process is the landmark for CPR hand location.
The xiphoid process in the landmark for CPR.
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You are trying not to break the xiphoid process bone.
Its the area between the ribs, just below the sternum (chest bone) that is used as a reference point for the best location for CPR (cardio pulminary resusicitation) compressions.
By the 'chest bone' do you mean the sternum? And which 'lower leg bone', the tibia or the fibula? If by 'chest bone' you mean the sternum, both of the 'lower leg bones' are longer.
hyoid bone
The sternum bone is in the middle of your chest, right above your heart and lungs.
it supports the chest it protects the chest it allows movement in the chest
In order to make space for lungs part of bone swells on chest....
The bone in the center of the chest is the sternum; it is also called the breastbone.
A fossa is a bony landmark defined as a pit or socket.
If you are keeping a person alive by administering CPR, obviously that person might die if you stop too soon in order to take a break, however, there is a way around this problem, which is to get someone to help you, so that you can each take a break while the other person takes over, until the ambulance arrives.
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A narrow chest with a protruding V-shaped chest bone.