The new technique focuses on applying pressure to the abdomen rather than the chest, and according to the research, the study “provided 25 percent more blood flow through the heart muscle without retrograde flow in the coronary arteries,” all while reducing the chances of damage to the rib cage.
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What does it do to gastric content? Any aspirations from food forced up the esophagus?
If I have to learn one more ‘new’ CPR technique, I’m gonna scream!
Especially a guaranteed vomit producer like that one.
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