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on 9/24/2007 The current AHA protocols state that compressions for an infant with only one rescuer should be done at a 30:2 compression to ventilation ratio (They were revised and went into effect Jan 2007)
on 7/14/2007 Thank you for putting this information in a clear and easy-to-follow format here. However, I believe the above instructions assume the rescuer is right handed; which hand to use in step 3 is not specified. Lifting the index finger of the right hand would place the center-point of the two remaining fingers slightly on the left (correct) side of the patient's chest. For a left handed rescuer, the ring finger should be lifted to be pressing correctly on the heart.
on 8/8/2006 Remember to...1. Determine the problem (example: no breathing).2. If you found the problem, think of the solution (example: give artificial respiration).3. After giving the solution, check if the step taken is effective (example: check respiration by LLF method).
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