Traveling Blog by Aden: First aid Tips

Tuesday, July 10, 2007

First aid Tips

Mouth-to mouth resuscitation.

If the victim’s breathing has stopped, and you are trained, administer CPR; otherwise remove any foreign matter lodged in mouth or throat --make sure tongue is not obstructing throat-- and begin mouth-mouth resuscitation immediately. An ambulance should be called at once.
1. Lift victim’s need and extend the head with your other hand to open air passage. Pull chin upward. Pinch off the nostrils to close and prevent air leakage when inflating lungs.
2. Place your mouth firmly over the victim’s mouth (for a kid, place mouth over both nose and mouth); blow hard until his chest rises (infants and small children need only small puffs of air).
3. Disengage and let victim exhale through mouth or nose. Continue blowing once every 5 seconds or for kid, once every 3 second until the victim begins breathing on his own or until the ambulance arrives.

No comments:

Post a Comment