A Metronome Can Help Set The CPR Beat

A Metronome Can Help Set The CPR Beat
How?
The heart beats rhythmically, and so does a metronome.
For CPR to be effective, the rescuer kneels at the side of the person in distress, presses one hand on top of the other in the center of the person’s chest and pushes down about 2 inches to force blood through the body before releasing and then compressing again.

The optimal rate for compression is 100 to 120 per minute, which is “fairly fast” and hard to maintain without something to guide you.
When chest compression is too slow or too fast, it decreases the effectiveness of CPR.

That’s where the metronome comes in. It offers a consistent guide. With every click, you do a chest compression and the metronome helps you keep the beat.

Study:
http://pediatrics.aappublications.org/content/early/2015/10/06/peds.2015-1858

Story via NPR
http://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2015/10/12/447224226/a-metronome-can-help-set-the-cpr-beat

Learn CPR:
http://depts.washington.edu/learncpr/quickcpr.html

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