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Originally Posted by TwoforFun Another thing to have in mind, in infants you do not use palms (biggest risk of CPR are broken ribs) you use two fingers only unless your a 4 yr old child administering CPR. My point is for all those tiny dogs please don't break their ribs. 1/2 to 1 in compression does not required that much strenght/pressure on tiny babies.
For those that don't want to do mouth to mouth you don't have too if your compressing right that should be enough, but if your cupping your hands your mouth doesn't need to touch theirs anyway.
And someone beat me to my next comment you don't need to blow full air into their airway. Just slowly until you see the chest rise.
I havent taken classes on animal CPR but I am a certified to perform on humans. I'm an ST.
Thanks for the post I still don't know dogs anatomy so I wasn't sure were was the spot for compression on them. |
my girl is 11 lbs., my boy is 6 lbs. If I had to, should I use palms or 2 fingers (from both hands) for compression? Am I getting this right?