What should you do if a victim vomits while performing CPR?

Answer 1

Note: All patients vomit! When the patient regains consciousness their body will always try and rectify any problems ie. anything foreign in the body will come out, (this is called incontinence - the bladder and bowels drop all contents and the stomach contents will exit by vomitis.
When the patient starts to vomit you should stop ventilation's and compressions, remove the respiratory protective device, grab hold of the patients clothing at the shoulder and leg closest to you and turn the patient into the lateral recumbent position, (on their side), to get gravitational drainage of the vomitis.
Vomitis contains digestive acids like bile and hydrochloric acid - prevent aspiration, (the patient inhaling the vomitis), at all costs as this will destroy the lung tissue, and then you might as well cancel the ambulance and call the mortuary.

Answer 2

Roll the patient on their side, clear the airway (remove the vomit), roll them on their back, open the airway (head tilt chin lift method), resume CPR.

Answer 3

Roll them on their side, and remove the vomit from the mouth. Roll then over on their back ASAP, and resume CPR.

Answer 4

Carefully turn the patient on his/her side and clear the vomit using two fingers. (use gloves if available.)

Answer 5

Do not blow too hard or too fast when giving breaths.