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POSITION
VICTIM
Place victim in face-upward
position
and kneel close to his ear.
CLEAR THROAT
Turn head to one side and quickly
wipe out any fluid, mucus, or
foreign
body from mouth
and throat
with fingers.
OPEN AIR PASSAGE
Tilt head back and extend
neck to open air passage.
LIFT JAW FORWARD
Place thumb
in victim's mouth
and grasp jaw firmly. Lift jaw
forward
to pull tongue
out of air passage.
Do not attempt
to
hold or depress tongue.
PINCH NOSTRILS
CLOSED
With other hand pinch nostrils closed to prevent
air leak.
FORM TIGHT
SEAL WITH LIPS
Rescuer's wide-open
mouth
completely
surrounds
and seals
open mouth
of victim. This is not a kissing or puckered
position
-
mouth
of rescuer must be wide-open.
BLOW
Exhale firmly into victim's mouth
until chest is seen to lift.
This can be seen by rescuer without
difficulty.
REMOVE MOUTH
AND INHALE
D.uring this time, rescuer can hear and feel escape for air from
lungs, Readjust
position
if air does not flow freely in and
out of victim's lungs.
Continue
at a rate of 12 to 20 times per minute.
Breathing
should
be normal
in rate with only moderate
increase
in volume,
so that rescue breathing
can be continued
for long
periods without
fatigue.
Do not breathe
too forcibly
or too
large a volume
if victim is an infant or small child.
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