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EXTERNAL

CARDIAC

MASAGE

ts

(a)

Lay

the

victim

on

his

back

on

the

ground

or

on

some

other

firm

surface.

(b)

Place

the

heel

of

one

hand,

with

the

other

on

top

of

it,

on

the

lower

part

of

the

sternum

(breast

bone)

in

the

mid

line

of

the

chest:

see

Note

1

on

following

page.

(c)

Apply

firm

pressure

vertically

downwards,

aided

by

the

weight

of

the

body,

about

60

times

a

minute.

(d)

At

the

end

of

each

pressure

Stroke

lift

the

hands

slightly

to

allow

full

recoil

of

the

victim's

chest.

(e)

Use

sufficient

pressure

to

depress

the

sternum

an

inch

or

so,

towards

the

vertebral

column

(spine).

2.

Artificial

respiration

must

continue

simult-

aneously

with

external

cardiac

massage

at

the

rate

of

about

5

compressions

of

the

heart

to

one

inflation

of

the

lungs.

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