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ion: Follow these steps to push hard and push fast:
Push Hard and Step Action
Push Fast 1
2 Make sure the child is lying on her back on a firm, flat surface.
FYI
3 Move clothes out of the way.
4
Put the heel of 1 hand on the lower half of the breastbone.
5
Push straight down about 2 inches at a rate of at least 100 com-
pressions a minute.
After each compression, let the chest come back up to its normal
position.
Use 1 hand for compressions. If you can't push down about 2 inches with 1
hand, use 2. One hand is not better than 2 or vice versa. Do what's necessary
to push the chest down about 2 inches.
Figure 44. One-handed
compressions.
Figure 45. Two-handed
compressions.
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Push Hard and Step Action
Push Fast 1
2 Make sure the child is lying on her back on a firm, flat surface.
FYI
3 Move clothes out of the way.
4
Put the heel of 1 hand on the lower half of the breastbone.
5
Push straight down about 2 inches at a rate of at least 100 com-
pressions a minute.
After each compression, let the chest come back up to its normal
position.
Use 1 hand for compressions. If you can't push down about 2 inches with 1
hand, use 2. One hand is not better than 2 or vice versa. Do what's necessary
to push the chest down about 2 inches.
Figure 44. One-handed
compressions.
Figure 45. Two-handed
compressions.
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