If some1 is paralytic due to acohol abuse... why does the paramedic rub hard on the chest?!


Question: If some1 is paralytic due to acohol abuse...... why does the paramedic rub hard on the chest.?
Answers:
It's a pressure point like nipping the ear lobes that cause some moderate pain and so rouse the person to some degree..Health Question & Answer

They do it because it's incredibly irritating and anybody who is just asleep, and not unconscious, will come round almost immediately, try it!

It's used as a painless alternative to the pen pressed on the nailbed and other little tricks used to bring people round..Health Question & Answer

Well...... I'm no doctor but, if they're paralyzed, then that would mean their vitals may not be functioning properly (heart beat, breathing and so forth).... They may perform CPR etc, to get a pulse.. I'm not sure about rubbing though.. Maybe it is to promote blood flow to their vital organs..Health Question & Answer

They are actually rubbing a gland called the estothismus gland.. This causes a reflex which immediately sheds the body of un-procecessed moisture (eg the alchohol).. The recipient should then sober up faster because some of the alchohol has already left the body..Health Question & Answer



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