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Rescue Breathing-Adults
| Rescue breathing is the act of breathing for a person
who is not breathing, yet has a pulse. You should never
perform rescue breathing on a stranger unless you have
a resuscitation mask, so that you will not catch any contagious
disease the victim is carrying. |
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not breathing yet has a pulse, initiate
rescue breathing. Use a head tilt and a chin lift to keep
the victim's airway open. Pinch the victim's nose shut
gently, using your thumb and index finger. Then place
your mouth over the victim's mouth, making a seal. Breathe
slowly, watching to see the chest rise. Pause in between
each breath to let the air flow out. If the victim's chest
does not rise and fall, retilt the head and try again.
If the air still does not go in, the victim has an obstructed
airway, and you must perform abdominal thrusts.
After giving 2 breaths, check for a pulse. If the victim
has a pulse but still is not breathing, continue rescue
breathing. Give 1 breath every 5 seconds. Count the seconds
as "one-one thousand, two-one thousand," etc.,
taking a breath on "four- one thousand" and
breathing into the victim on "five-one thousand."
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| Check for a pulse after about 1 minute of rescue
breathing (about 12 breaths). If the victim has
a pulse but still is not breathing, continue rescue
breathing and checking the pulse every minute. If
the victim's pulse stops, begin CPR. |
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Rescue Breathing-Infants and Children
To open the airway of an infant or a child, you do not
need to tilt the head as far back as an adult's. A very
slight tilt should allow air to go in. Give a child
or an infant 1 slow breath every 3 seconds. On an infant,
you must make a seal over both the infant's mouth and
nose. After 1 minute of rescue breathing (about 20 breaths),
check for a pulse. If the victim has a pulse but still
is not breathing, continue rescue breathing and checking
the pulse each minute. If breaths do not go in, retilt
and try again. If breaths still do not go in, you must
go immediately to abdominal thrusts -child or abdominal
thrusts - infant. If the victim's pulse stops, begin
CPR - Child or CPR - Infant.
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