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This somehow makes way for a "smack the patient in the face" medical treatment.
Do you know in the movies when they dramatically slam someone’s chest and yell “live damn it”?
That is called the precordial thump, and it used to be used in codes
Sometimes a good wallop is all someone needs
Percussive maintenance, now for people too!
Always has been
That's what I call beating my children. Those mines aren't going to dig themselves.
Fido, no! Landmines are unethical!
This precordial thump used to be part of my IT toolkit.
He’s dead, Jim!
Imagine how cool you'd feel if you revive someone with one of those
Arthur Fonzarelli, MD
For the same reason a good hard hit in the chest can stop your heart.
Also, the defib is doing something similar, it’s not shock starting your heart it’s trying to send a unified shock to get it all back in rhythm.
Medical beds should be built to automatically quickly lower someone to simulate hitting a big bump when vitals drop.
A glitch launches the patient instead. Possibly has the same results, plus or minus a few extra contusions.
I just figured it was extra-desperate CPR and never saw a reason to question its legitimacy.
Being fair it kind of is, which is why it’s not really used anymore.
It’s kind of “a 1% success chance is better than a 0% chance” type deal
I was 95% sure you were trolling, but holy shit
Considering that technique was discovered by hitting a pothole as well, maybe whomping from the back would be more effective. Or picking up and dropping the patient.
Not that it's a good idea or that I would recommend the behaviour outside of extreme circumstances, but it can be useful for someone in shock to get them moving.
Bring back blowing smoke up their ass
if you get a funnel i got some smoke
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Of-EG0Wc84w