Dec 11, 2009 · A couple good articles on sternal rubs and painful stimulus. I know a lot of people don't like sternal rubs, and I know I generally don't do a sternal rub for 30 seconds. …

Jan 19, 2018 · A Sternal Rub is still an accepted technique however it is commonly done incorrectly and is probably not the best choice for painful stimuli. Trap squeeze, supraorbital …

Mar 28, 2015 · Many people don't impart enough force on the sternal rub, and it's midline pain which can confuse localization with withdrawal. The finger pinch can utilize reflex arcs.

Mar 17, 2016 · The programs I taught for and in practice at the services I worked for, we had discontinued the sternum rub as far back as early 2000s. Was surprised to see this thread …

Mar 22, 2016 · For RobertAlfanoNJEMT: The sternal rub is abused by everyone from my observations. It was never intended as a means to wake patients. In fact, pain stimulus applied …

Sep 26, 2019 · NEVER do sternum rub. NEVER do arm drop over face. What exactly are you trying to prove, diagnose, or rule in/out with this? Neither are solid indicators of anything …

Apr 3, 2009 · Had a friend OD while she was with me. went full unresponsive, no response to two trap squeezes and 1 sternum rub, on second she went to painful, and then verbal. and then …

May 11, 2010 · How would it aggravate a spinal injury when the spine is not moved or interfered with at all through the sternum rub? Just a questions. I've been taught to use the sternum rub …

Apr 3, 2009 · Not using sternum rub / nailbed? Sorry, but I was taught 3 different moves to elicit a response during the pain portion; sternum rub, nail bed, and trap muscle. Just because you …

Jan 30, 2009 · But then, if they ARE unresponsive and you have to do CPR anyway, you are gonna end up with far more trauma than a sternum rub coudl do. Even still, I stick to a earlobe …