Recent content by Rommel

With locked elbows and weight above the pt's centre of chest allowing your weight to do most of the work, requires no more endurance than the average fit-ish young-ish adult already has... especially when you rotate every 2 mins like we probably all should be doing. However the "AHA's...

Yes, Australia (and I believe NZ) uses back blows and or chest thrusts to dislodge. If pt is unconscious a laryngoscope and forceps are used to remove obstruction. Given the relative size of the glottis it is assumed that a body small enough to be sucked through will likely be small enough to be...

Interesting that your PDs have this kind of access and skill. Has merit in high frequency areas I suppose. Last time I was beaten by cops to a "cardiac arrest" the officer was doing sensational compressions, only the psych pt was playing dead and doing a great job at it. I still let him...