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| If the patient is not breathing, proceed to: B-reathing ------------------- Give 2 full breaths -Maintain open airway -Pinch nose shut -Open your mouth wide, take a deep breath, and make a tight seal around outside of patient's mouth -Give 2 slow breaths (1 1/2 to 2 seconds per breath) -Observe chest rise and fall; listen and feel for escaping air -Allow for exhalation between breaths Check for pulse -Maintain head tilt with one hand on forehead -Locate adam's apple with middle and index fingers of hand -Slide fingers down into groove of neck on side closest to you -Feel for carotid pulse, it is preferred but if not accessible you can feel for the brachial, radial or femoral pulse If not breathing, but pulse is present: Continue rescue breathing -Give one breath every 5 seconds (About 12 breaths per minute) |
| Recheck pulse -Tilt head -Locate carotid pulse for 5 seconds If patient has no pulse, proceed to: C-irculation ------------------- Locate Compression Area -Kneel facing patient's chest -With middle and index fingers of hand nearest patient's legs, locate lower edge of patient's ribs cage on side closest to you -Follow the rib cage to "notch" at lower end of breastbone -Place middle finger in "notch" and index finger next to it on the lower end of the breastbone -Place heel of hand nearest patient's head on breastbone next to index finger of hand used to find "notch" -Place heel of hand used to locate "notch" directly on top of heel of other hand -Keep fingers off patient's chest |
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