The nurse needs to perform chest compressions for a pulseless child. Which does the nurse use to determine the depth of each chest compression?
1. One half to one inch in depth
2. One to one and a half inches in depth
3. One fourth to one half the depth of the chest
4. One third to one half the depth of the chest
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4. The nurse performs chest compressions on a child by compressing the chest to one third to one-half the depth of the child's chest. This effectively displaces blood from the heart without traumatizing regional tissue.
1, 2, and 3. The remaining options are potentially suitable for chest compressions on a child, depending on the depth of the child's thorax.
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