…forwards , not backwards. Procedure Step 1 — compression Have the patient blow out the clot. The pinch is applied to the lower third of the nose…

…ears and in the mouth. Nose 1. Ask the patient to blow the nose gently. Clear mucus with suction without pushing the object backwards. 2…

…hips stacked vertically. The back must be flexed like a bow — it is that flexion that opens the interspaces between the spinous processes. Sitting and…

…Explain and demonstrate. Show for yourself what a maximal blow looks like. The patient sits upright with both feet on the floor and must not…

…severely reduced. Commotio cordis Commotio cordis occurs as a result of a blunt, non penetrating blow to the chest, typically over the precordium. The mechanical…