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Title: When administering chest compression to someone whose heart has stopped beating, Post by: barry on Apr 7, 2012 When administering chest compression to someone whose heart has stopped beating, the heel of the hand should be placed on the sternum on a line drawn between the nipples. Why would it be a problem if the hand was placed at a lower part of the sternum?
Title: Re: When administering chest compression to someone whose heart has stopped beating, Post by: how_mendel on Apr 10, 2012 The compressions could break the xiphoid process of the sternum and drive it into the heart, diaphragm, or liver resulting in possibly deadly complications.
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