Rescue Breathing

Rescue breathing is also termed "assisted ventilation's". This intervention applies to an unresponsive victim who is not breathing (adequately or at all) but still has a pulse. Because the patient still has a pulse, we know that the heart is still working. Victims who need rescue breathing may be:

Drug overdose victims

Near drowning victims

Unresponsive diabetics

Patients who have been resuscitated

Head injury victims

It is important to remember to ventilate patients slowly. The breathing ratio for adults is 1 breath every 5 seconds, while for infants and children it is 1 breath every 3 seconds. These are literal seconds and not "as fast as you can count" seconds. Excessive ventilation can cause gastric distention and increase intra thoracic pressure which is detrimental to caring for the unresponsive victim.

When providing rescue breathing the pulse should be checked every couple of minutes to ensure that the heart is still working. Rescue breathing can be an effective way to keep someone form going into cardiac arrest. To provide breath you can either use your mouth, or a commercial breathing device like an ambu bag or pocket mask. Taking a CPR/AED for the professional rescuer can help you learn how to appropriately provide rescue breathing,

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