V10/V7.5/V5/V3.5 Installation and Operation Manual
Jul.05.07
Artificial Respiration (Mouth-to-Mouth)
(a) START MOUTH-TO-MOUTH BREATHING IMMEDIATELY.
SECONDS COUNT.
Do not wait to loosen clothing, warm the casualty, or
apply stimulants.
(b) ASSESS RESPONSIVENESS OF CASUALTY
. Do not jar casualty or
cause further physical injury (
Figure 1)
(c) IF POSSIBLE, SEND A BYSTANDER TO GET MEDICAL HELP.
Do
not leave casualty unattended (
Figure 2)
(d) CHECK CAROTID PULSE (Figure 3)
(e) LAY CASUALTY ON HIS/HER BACK
and place any available jacket
or blanket under his/her shoulders.
(f) TILT THE HEAD BACK AND LIFT THE CHIN
to open the airway
(
Figure 4)
(g) PINCH CASUALTY’S NOSE AND EXHALE TWO SLOW BREATHS
INTO CASUALTY (Figure 5)
(h) REMOVE YOUR MOUTH
and check for breathing
(Figure 6)
(i) CONTINUE GIVING ONE BREATH EVERY FIVE SECONDS
without
interruption. If any air is retained in the stomach after exhalation by
casualty, press gently on stomach to expel air.
(j) IF CHEST DOES NOT RISE, CHECK
for obstruction in casualty’s
mouth: clear foreign material using your finger, tissues, etc. Use chin lift
and recommence mouth-to-mouth breathing.
(k) WHILE MOUTH-TO-MOUTH BREATHING IS CONTINUED
have
someone else:
- Loosen casualty’s clothing.
- Keep the casualty warm.
(l) DON’T GIVE UP.
Continue without interruption until the casualty is
revived, or until a doctor pronounces the casualty dead. Four hours or
more may be required.
(m) DO NOT PROVIDE ANYTHING ORALLY
while victim is
unconscious.
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