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Three methods of delivering rescue breaths?
bag-valve mask, mouth to mouth (pocket face mask), automated ventilator.
Is mouth to mouth required for CPR?
Breathing is required for CPR. You can use a breathing barrier such as a mask; or use a bag valve mask for the breaths. Mouth to mouth, per se, is not recommended.
How can a resuers ensure that they are providing effectuve breaths when using a bag mask device?
make sure it is around the mouth right to do the breaths
What does the aha say about giving breathes without a mask?
No one has ever gotten an illness from giving mouth to mouth and is the only proper way to provide adequate CPR with or without a mask.
What should you do when administering breaths by using a mask-mask device for a child who is not breathing but does have a pulse?
yes
Compare mouth-to-mask and bag-valve-mask methods?
There is not much to compare for the two as a BVM uses a 2600 ML bag of air squeezed to provide air. A BVM can also be hooked up to O2 and deliver 90% inspired Oxygen. You can see the chest rise in BVM whereas you feel in more in mouth to mask. When giving breaths, you do it over 6-8 seconds which is the same for a BVM. You use either the head tilt chin lift or jaw thrust manuver for both as well.
Can you get staph by giving CPR to save a life if they have staph?
If the infection wound is around the mouth area, you can be infected with staph from giving CPR. Using a breathing barrier (CPR mask) minimizes risks of transfer.
When doing artificial respiration on a small child should you breathe in only through the Nose Mouth Both or Neither?
depending on how small the child is and what you are giving the respirations with will dictate how you will be doing it. if you are giving mouth to mouth it is up to you really as long as you get adequate chest rise and fall air is going in so it does not really matter which path it takes. On a bag valve mask the mask is designed to fit over the mouth and nose. so either way it can and does go through the nose and there is no harm in that. hope this helps you!
What should you do when administering breaths by using a bag- mask device for a child who is not breathing but does have a pulse?
Give breaths at a rate of 1 breath every 3 to 5 seconds.
What should you do when administering breaths by using a bag mask device for a child who is not breathing but does not have a pulse?
yes
What is the function of a face mask in a first aid kit?
A face mask, also referred to as a face shield, is used during CPR rescue breaths to prevent vomit from the victim from entering the mouth of the rescuer. This is done through the use of a one-way valve, allowing air to flow one way but not the other.
Which device is not recommended for a single rescuer to provide breaths during CPR?
The bag-mask device is not recommended for a single rescuer to provide breaths during CPR.
