What do changes in cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) techniques as recommended by the American Heart Association (AHA) include?
a. Compress the chest 100 times a minute.
b. Depress the chest at least1 inch.
c. Before compressions, administer three strong breaths.
d. Elevate the patient's hips.
A
The current AHA recommendations state that after the patient is assessed, the rescuer should be-gin chest compressions at 100 compressions a minute and depress the chest to 2 inches. Mouth-to-mouth breathing is no longer recommended. New research suggests that abdominal compressions are less injurious to the patient and more effective in terms of providing blood cir-culation.
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