PAY ATTENTION! There won't be a quiz, but...

[Pookie]

 

[Searcher]

"Push down five or six centimetres"- really? That seems an awful lot.

 

[kevinottawa]

"Push down five or six centimetres"- really? That seems an awful lot.

You are trying to compress something that is below skin and bone, and you have to compress it enough to move a bunch of fluid with each shot.

 

[Eric Boellner]

Reminds me of this.

 

[Doc Bernard]

"Push down five or six centimetres"- really? That seems an awful lot.

Nope......it's supposed to be approx. 2" or so on an adult.

 

[Hawk Teflon]

"Push down five or six centimetres"- really? That seems an awful lot.

Oh great. I'm going to have to get a conversion chart to save a life.

 

[Searcher]

Well thanks guys. It's no wonder ribs get cracked...

 

[tom_wise]

yep...but then 5 or 6 Cm is only 2+ inches. so yes, even further...You have to create a false pulse, you're trying to circulate fluid...and like Searcher mentioned, cracked ribs. I've broken my share I'm sure...it's the old grannies that really bother ya though!

 

[Jack Daniel Stanley]

Oh great. I'm going to have to get a conversion chart to save a life.

Push down 5 or 6 centimeters. That's about 2 inches in old money."

No conversion table needed -- just slang interpretation.