Cardiac massage is a medical technique that, together with other techniques, enables BLS, an acronym for ‘Basic Life Support’, i.e. a set of actions that enable first aid to people who have suffered a trauma, e.g. car accident, cardiac arrest or electrocution

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Cardiac massage, how many compressions per minute?

The correct compression rate must be at least 100 compressions per minute but no more than 120 compressions per minute, i.e. 3 every 2 seconds.

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In case of simultaneous lack of breathing, after every 30 compressions of cardiac massage, the operator – if alone – will interrupt the massage to give 2 insufflations with artificial respiration (mouth-to-mouth or with mask or mouthpiece), which will last about 3 seconds each.

At the end of the second insufflation, immediately resume with cardiac massage.

The ratio between cardiac compressions and insufflations – in the case of a single operator – is therefore 30:2.

If there are two operators, artificial respiration can instead be performed at the same time as cardiac massage.

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