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If you do not suspect that there is a head, neck or upper back injury, first tilt the head way back to open the airway. Next put your face next to the person's mouth and nose and look at their chest. Then, for 10 seconds, Look, Listen, and Feel -- Look for the chest to rise and fall, Listen for the sound of breath from the nose or mouth, and Feel on the side of your face for the person's breath. If you do not detect any signs of breathing within the 10 seconds, begin CPR.
If you do suspect an injury to the head, neck or upper back, do not tilt the head back to open the airway. Instead, perform a jaw thrust to open the person's airway. If you are not sure how to do it, just grab their chin and pull it forward as far as it will go without moving the head.
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When should CPR be used A.When a person has stopped breathing on his or her own B.When a person is choking?
Answer this question… A. When a person has stopped breathing on his or her own
How did Tony Hart die?
he stopped breathing he stopped breathing
Does a person require CPR if they are unresponsive but is breathing adequately?
You would only administer CPR if the person does not have a pulse or (at a slightly lower place on the chest) if you knew/believed the person was choking. Otherwise, if the person has a pulse but is not breathing, you should administer rescue breaths.
How many seconds to check the normal breathing to diagnose cardiac arrest?
Take 10 seconds maximum to determine if a person is breathing.
Why is important to distract a person when you are trying to determine the normal rate of breathing?
Because when a patient is aware of what your doing it tends to make them change their breathing pattern
What is the purpose of rescue breathing?
When a person has stopped breathing and can not breathe on his own, rescue breathing (or Mouth-To-Mouth Resuscitation) is given to try and saved the persons live (in addition to CPR and/or defibrilation).
How did Annie Etheridge die?
she stopped breathing
How did jimi Hendrix get to be how he is today?
he stopped breathing
Why did the Albert Einstein die?
He stopped breathing.
How did Ronald Shiner die?
he stopped breathing
What are the causes of stoppage of breathing?
They stopped breathing cause they could have heart respitory failure
Will there be any side effects to the person who CPR was preformed on even if he got pulse and respiration?
If you perform CPR on a person who is breathing and has a pulse, you would decrease the effectiveness of their own breaths & heart pumps. If a person is breathing and has a good pulse, during the check you should be able to determine the person has signs of life. In fact, if you try to perform CPR, they may resist. If the person is barley breathing and you do not determine they are breathing, better to perform CPR if in question because if the breathing is that faint, it will only be a short amount of time before they loose signs of life. The probability of a side affect of performing CPR with faint signs of life is small.
