rescue breaths
Mouth-to-mouth ventilations
Rescue breaths are breaths blown into a person's mouth or nose during CPR or resuscitation, forcing air into the lungs when someone has stopped breathing.
The rescuer seals their mouth over the victim's and exhales: Give two rescue breaths after every thirty chest compressions.
Also called artificial respiration.
- CPREmergency revival technique
- mouth to mouthEmergency artificial respiration method
- mouth-to-mouthEmergency artificial respiration
- resuscitationRestoring vital functions
- basic life supportEmergency breathing and circulation aid
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life-giving vs. life-threatening respiratory actions
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Death by neck compression
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