Administering Chest Compression ( Dixie R. Galvez) 16085E Lancashire Dr. Loxahatchee Florida 33470 (Dixiergalvez@gmail.com)

 

Administering Chest Compression:

Whether administering chest compression to an infant, a child, or an adult, the challenges are to find the best position on the victim on which to apply pressure, and deciding how much pressure to apply.


    :Infants:

Imagine a line between the infant´s nipple´s. Focus on a spot in the center of that line, and a slight distance, perhaps an inch, below that line. Place 2 or 3 fingers on that spot, which should be higher on the chest than directly above the bottom of the sternum ( the flat fat bone connecting the ribs across the chest). Apply enough pressure to compress the infant´s chest by one half inch to one inch.


    :Child:

Feel the lower half of the child´s chest for the sternum. Place the heel of your hand on the sternum, but on a spot higher on the chest than directly above the bottom of the sternum. Apply enough pressure to compress the child´s chest by one inch to one and one half inches.


In other words, each chest compression should squeeze the chest by one third to one half of the infant or child chest depth.


:To Properly administering chest compression:

Is physically demanding. Imagine yourself, pushing on a child chest as described, five times in as little time as you can count, ¨one two three four five´´'Before administering one rescue breath. Without stopping, you will push five more times, then administer another rescue breath. You will continue to deliver compression and breath, checking once every minute or so for a pulse. You will develop the best rhythm you can to deliver the required combination of compression and breath. Five compression, one breath, five compression one breath five compression, one breath and so on until help from the EMS arrives, or until the child pulse can be felt.


:When the pulse Resume:

Check for breathing, If the child does not breathe on his or her own, provide one rescue breath every 3 seconds. Also continue to check for the child pulse. Resume chest compression if the pulse stops.


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