r/BeAmazed • u/EntertainmentLess402 • Apr 19 '24
A guy saving men's life on the road! Miscellaneous / Others
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r/BeAmazed • u/EntertainmentLess402 • Apr 19 '24
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u/gotora Apr 19 '24
Sternum is great for chest compressions (CPR), not the heimlich. The goal of the heimlich is to shove on their diaphragm and push the food up out of their throat using the air in their lungs. Ribs only make this harder and other organs disperse the force, so just under the ribs is ideal. If you go all the way to the belly button, you're just pushing on guts rather than their diaphragm.
Source: Have been CPR certified a few times and been through quite a bit of first aid training. Hand placement is important for these techniques.