How much should you depress a patients sternum during chest compressions?

II. Indications

III. Technique: Compressions

1. Compressions are the mainstay of Resuscitation and trump all medications in survival benefit
   1. Goal is to increase Coronary Artery perfusion pressure >25 mmHg for improved outcomes
   2. When team leader, ensuring high quality CPR is paramount
2. Compressions should be started immediately for an unresponsive, apneic patient
   1. Only health care providers should check for pulse [15 mmHg suggests compressions are generating a perfusion pressure
   2. Arterial Line diastolic pressure >40 mmHg
      1. Read from Arterial Line tracing [not generated diastolic number on machine]
3. Compressions should be interrupted only briefly [