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Remember 2 Things: Pit crew techniques – not pausing compressions

In this episode of Remember 2 Things, Steve Whitehead offers two suggestions for hands-off-the-chest time during AED use.

Steve Whitehead, NREMT-P, is a firefighter/paramedic with the South Metro Fire Rescue Authority in Colo. and the creator of the blog The EMT Spot. He is a primary instructor for South Metro’s EMT program and a lifelong student of emergency medicine. Reach him through his blog at steve@theemtspot.com.

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