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How Can CPR Be Conducted On A 98-year-old Woman?

Ok, i have a patient on hospice who is gurgling and doctor orders are to give cpr. She s very thin, has 1 kidney, 98 years old, cancer survivor, diabetic, haven t eaten barely drinking except for new giving her thicken water with aswab, and is having a hard time swallowing. How would i begin to start to give her cpr without breaking her rib? Long story short, explain to me how i would give hey cpr under the conditions?
Fri, 10 Jun 2016
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I really appreciate your concern, it is kind of mouth to mouth resuscitation with chest pressing in particular manner with one hand held with another placing the palm on chest of patient and then pressing it with the count from 1 to 3 actually one hast to see the demonstration of CPR this is the best way else theoretical explanation can not give exact ideas how to do it, more over it can only be given when patient is grasping or almost dead hope this information help.
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How Can CPR Be Conducted On A 98-year-old Woman?

HI Well come to HCM I really appreciate your concern, it is kind of mouth to mouth resuscitation with chest pressing in particular manner with one hand held with another placing the palm on chest of patient and then pressing it with the count from 1 to 3 actually one hast to see the demonstration of CPR this is the best way else theoretical explanation can not give exact ideas how to do it, more over it can only be given when patient is grasping or almost dead hope this information help.