Lift Their Legs: The CPR-Free Move That Can Save a Life
How to save a life without knowing CPR
Most people freeze when someone collapses, and few know proper CPR. A physician's trick requires no training: raise the victim's legs to waist height. This shifts blood from the periphery back to the heart and lungs, where it's needed to restart a heartbeat. It's equivalent to transfusing two units of blood — 40% of an adult's circulating volume — and makes CPR far more effective. Best of all, it can't cause harm.
Elevating the legs as described above is the equivalent of transfusing two units of blood — 40% of the average adult's total circulating blood volume — and makes CPR much more effective.