"Not quite." Isla smiled to Jigano, motioning to their cloak-patient's chest area. "The heart and the lungs work together. The heart pumps blood around the body, carrying the oxygen breathed in by the lungs. With the breath of life we are acting as the person's lungs. With the chest compressions, we are acting as their heart." It was difficult to explain in rudimentary terms, particularly when it was already evident that people in the Hollowed Ground had wildly varying levels of medical knowledge.
Still, Jigano asked all the right questions, and Isla nodded to him encouragingly. "So if their chest isn't rising, it's likely due to the angle of their head. Make sure their head is tilted back and their chin is up before you begin. That way you should ensure that you are breathing into their lungs," she explained.
Her expression grew a touch grim, Isla nodding once more. "Yes, there is. But you must press hard enough to make their heart pump. Resuscitation is a last resort that is often unsuccessful. But any chance is a chance, until it is too late."
She glanced across at him as he mimicked her, seeming impressed. "That's perfect," she said. "Hopefully you'll not need to use it, though. So we've done sutures, head injures and resuscitation. And you are aware of how to set broken bones already."
Still, Jigano asked all the right questions, and Isla nodded to him encouragingly. "So if their chest isn't rising, it's likely due to the angle of their head. Make sure their head is tilted back and their chin is up before you begin. That way you should ensure that you are breathing into their lungs," she explained.
Her expression grew a touch grim, Isla nodding once more. "Yes, there is. But you must press hard enough to make their heart pump. Resuscitation is a last resort that is often unsuccessful. But any chance is a chance, until it is too late."
She glanced across at him as he mimicked her, seeming impressed. "That's perfect," she said. "Hopefully you'll not need to use it, though. So we've done sutures, head injures and resuscitation. And you are aware of how to set broken bones already."
