1. RESCUE BREATHING TECHNIQUES

2 v CLINICAL DEATH – WHEN BREATHING AND HEART ACTION STOP v BIOLOGICAL DEATH – IRREVERSIBLE BRAIN DAMAGE – LIKELY TO OCCUR WITHIN 4 TO 6 MINUTES AFTER CLINICAL DEATH – DEFINITE WITHIN 10-12

3 v LEVEL OF CONSCIOUS v OPEN AIRWAY – TILT HEAD / CHIN LIFT

v CHECK THE BREATHING FOR 3-5 SECONDS – LOOK – LISTEN – FEEL v IF NOT BREATHING GIVE (2) TWO BREATHS

4 v CHECK PULSE / 5-10 SEC. – ADULT & CHILD – CAROTID ARTERY

v INFANT – BRACHIAL ARTERY

5 v SPECIAL SITUATIONS: – MOUTH TO NOSE u OPEN MOUTH TO EXHALE – MOUTH TO STOMA

6 v ADULT – EVERY 5 SEC..

v CHILD – EVERY 3 SEC.

INFANT – COVER MOUTH & NOSE – PUFFS OF AIR FROM CHEEKS

7 v PROPER PERFORMANCE: – BETTER SKIN TONES – CHEST RISES – BEGIN BREATHING ON THEIR OWN

8 v CONTINUE UNTIL: – SOMEONE CAN REPLACE YOU – PRONOUNCED DEAD u Doctor u Coroner – THEY START BREATHING – BECOMES UNSAFE TO ASSIST – EXHAUSTED

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