First aid manual.

  • Great Britain. Civil Defence Department
Date:
1950
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Licence: Public Domain Mark

Credit: First aid manual. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    (5) Rock forward on the outstretched arms until they are vertical. The pressure should be light, without force—about 22-30 Ibs. is sufficient. This induces expiration (Fig. 53C), approximately 24 seconds. Fig. 53C (6) Let the hands slide down the patient’s arms to the elbows (approximately 1 second), then raise his arms and shoulders slightly pulling at the same time by swinging backwards. This induces inspira- tion (Fig. 53D), approximately 24 seconds. (7) Lower the patient’s arms and return the hands to the shoulder blades, ready to resume pressure—in all approximately 1 second. (8) Repeat the movements described in instructions (5), (6) and (7), taking about 7 seconds in all. This gives about 9 complete respirations a minute, counting from 1 to 8, or: 1-2-3- change, 5-6-7- change. If the patient shows no sign of revival, continue for 5 to 6 hours, until unmistakable signs of death appear or until a doctor has certified the patient to be dead. (9) In cases where the thorax is injured, pressure is omitted and raising and lowering of the arms is performed the whole time. (10) If there is injury to the arms only, the patient’s shoulders are lifted after the pressure movement ; but if there is injury to the chest or back the pressure movement is omitted and raising and lowering of the shoulders alone is used ; the rate for this is about 12 to the
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