1. Artificial
Resuscitation
/ Respiration

2. What is Artificial
Respiration?
• Artificial respiration is the act of assisting
or stimulating respiration, a metabolic
process referring to the overall exchange
of gases in the body by pulmonary
ventilation, external respiration, and
internal respiration.
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3. Methods
• Mouth-to-mouth resuscitation
- a.k.a. the “kiss of life”
• External chest compression or
cardiopulmonary resuscitation
(CPR)
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4. Mouth-to-mouth
Resuscitation
• This is an effective method of introducing
air into the victim’s lungs if the victim has
stopped breathing but still has pulse.
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5. Methods of administering
mouth-to-mouth resuscitation
• Place the victim on his back. Loosen his
shirt around the neck.
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6. • Open his mouth and sweep or hook finger
deep inside to remove any debris
(blood, knocked teeth, dentures, etc.).
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7. • Hold the back of the neck with one hand.
Place the heel of your other hand on is
forehead and tilt his head as far as you
can.
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8. • Using the hand on his forehead, pinch the
nostrils. Take a deep breath and open your
mouth. Seal it over his mouth and blow.
His chest will rise as the air is forced into
his lungs.
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9. • If the victim is a child, cover his nose and
mouth with your mouth, but do not blow as
hard as you would for an adult. This is also
known as mouth-to-nose resuscitation.
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10. • Wait for the victim’s chest to fall, then
repeat the process. Do it two (2) times in
quick succession.
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11. • Continue mouth-to-mouth resuscitation
steadily at the rate of 12-20 breaths per
minute, until the victim (adult) starts
breathing or until medical help comes.
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12. • Once the victim is breathing normally, put
him in a recovery position.
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13. The Recovery Position
• The recovery position is the correct
position in which to place a victim who is
breathing while waiting for help to arrive.
• NOTE: DO NOT put a person in the
recovery position if you suspect that he
has a spinal injury or severe fracture!
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14. • If there has been or you suspect a spinal
injury and breathing failure occurs and/or if
there is no pulse, you still need to
resuscitate the casualty and keep the
airway open.
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