Cardiopulmonary resuscitation is generally to undo clothing to reduce the interference when doing CPR.
When the patient occurs respiratory arrest to CPR to save life, before the operation of the woman’s corset, men’s necktie and other clothing to unlock, these clothes on the patient’s binding force is relatively large, will increase the patient’s cardiac pressure, but also to limit the rise and fall of the thorax, women wear steel ring underwear, pressure may also be pressed to the patient’s skin, lungs, resulting in bleeding, pneumothorax, hemothorax and other hazards.
Do CPR unclothing is more accurate to determine the location of CPR, the normal requirements for the location of the press is the lower third of the sternum, due to the underwear cover may be looking for the location of bias and affect the effect of CPR.
Do CPR without unclothing for the operator, hands on the top may cause pain, compression strength, depth will be greatly reduced, will also affect the effect of CPR.
It is important to learn how to perform CPR correctly in order to try to save the patient’s life.