on the lower half of the breastbone
You can landmark by either placing your hand under the armpit and dragging it across to the center, between the nipples or by "climbing" the ribs and putting the heel of the hand above that center point. The last one is not necessarily a reliable technique on all sizes of victims.
You should place your hands in the middle of the chest and push down firmly
You should place your hands in the middle of the chest and push down firmly
You should place your hands in the middle of the chest and push down firmly
Place your hands on the sternum, in the middle of the chest.
One or 2 hands will be used for compressions on child CPR. If using 1 hand for CPR, it should be located on the breastbone in the middle of the chest; the other hand keeps the airway open. If using 2 hands for compressions, interlace them in the same manner as for adult CPR.
Place your hands in the middle of the chest on the sternum.
Directly over the heart, right between the nipples.
Conventionally, it was recommended that those who perform CPR on those who need it should do both chest compressions and rescue-breathing. Hands-only CPR involves only chest compressions and no rescue-breathing. Hands-only CPR is coming more into favor and has been shown to be just as effective as the former.
when CPR is being done on somone, it depend how long you have to wait in between depending on who and what age the person that CPR is being done on. if it is babies then 5 cycles of 10 chest compressions and have 2 minutes interupption. if it is the child the interuption should be about the same. if it is an adult the interuption should be about 1 minute as they are more fragile and need air and the heart to be pumped more often as it has to work harder. hope this helps you.
After the compression is applied, your hands should rest on the chest with no force. The chest will recoil by itself. Your hands should not lift from the chest when it rebounds.
An inch or two above the nipple line, dead center of the chest
Place the heel of one hand over the lower part of the breastbone - avoid the little tip of the breastbone because it breaks easily. Place your other hand over the first hand and twine your fingers together to make your hands stronger. Keep your elbows straight and bend from the waist to press down 2 inches. Let the chest rise completely between compressions. You should do 30 compressions at a time, with 2 breaths in between the sets of compressions.