Scouting, Volume 40, Number 5, May 1952 Page: 26
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These photographs
were made under the
direction of the com-
mittee which developed
the technique for exe-
cuting the back-pres-
sure arm-lift method of
artificial respiration.
POSITION OF HANDS
I
EVEN PRESSURE DOWNWARD
e W METHOD OF
by DONALD M. HIGGINS,
National Director, Health & Safety Service
As announced in newspapers and other publica-
tions across the country last December, the Boy
Scouts of America has adopted the "back-pressure
arm-lift" method of artificial respiration. This step
was based on the recommendations of many out-
standing organizations and leaders in the field.
Experimental studies conducted have proved that
this new method is best because of :
1. Efficiency of Exchange of Air
It provides twice as much ventilation as the
Schafer prone-pressure method.
2. Ease of Teaching
It can be taught quickly to boys as well as adults.
3. Ease of Performance
It can be performed by boys upon even a heavy
person without undue fatigue.
Representatives of the American Red Cross,
United States Armed Services, and all major organ-
izations and groups teaching first aid, adopted the
new method at the same time. They agreed upon
this standard technique.
It isn't difficult to introduce. Perhaps you'll find
that the instructions and illustrations given here
are all that you need. Your own local chapter of
the American Red Cross will be glad to help. Unit.
leaders when trained will find that boys will learn
the method easily and effectively.
One of the most valuable by-products of artificial
respiration is that we again have the opportunity
to stress the importance of every member of the
Boy Scouts of America knowing artificial respira-
tion, and practicing it often enough and long
enough so that he will never forget it.
Do not take time to move a person to a more
satisfactory place; begin at once. Do not delay
resuscitation in order to loosen clothes, warm the
person, give stimulants, etc. These are secondary to
the main purpose of getting air into the person's
lungs.
Position of the Subject
1. Place the subject in the face down (prone)
position. Bend his elbows and place his hands one
upon the other. Turn his face to one side, placing
the cheekbone upon his hands.
Position of the Operator
2. Kneel at the head of the subject on either
your right or left knee. Place your knee close to
his arm and just at the side of his head. Place
your opposite foot near his elbow. If it is more
comfortable, kneel on both knees, one on either
side of the subject's head.
Place your hands on the flat of the subject's
back so that the heels of the hands lie just below
a line running between the armpits. With the tips
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