Instruction manual

PROFICIENCY IN SURVIVAL CRAFT AND RESCUE BOATS OTHER THAN
FAST RESCUE BOATS
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If the patient starts breathing turn him or her onto one side, into the
recovery position. Check breathing and pulse frequently.
Whatever the cause, if the patient does not start breathing you must act
immediately to help the patient to breathe.
How to give mouth-to-mouth respiration or mouth-to-nose respiration to
an adult
1. With the patient lying flat on his or her back, clear any blockage from
the mouth. Kneel beside the patient's head.
2. Tilt the head back.
3. Pinch the nose with one hand. With the other hand pull the mouth
open.Do not press on the neck. For mouth-to-nose respiration, close the
patient's mouth with your thumb.(Fig.15-5).
Fig.15-5 Mouth-to-nose respiration: tilt the head back, pinch
the nose and pull the mouth open.
4. Breathe in deeply. Cover the patient's mouth completely with your own
mouth and breathe out steadily and smoothly so that all your breath goes into
the patient's mouth. Breathe out strongly to fill the chest (Fig.15-6). Look for
the patient's chest rising. For mouth-to-nose respiration put your mouth
around the patient's nose.
5. Lift your mouth away so that the patient can breathe out and you can
take another breath of air. Turn your head, look for the chest falling, feel the
breathed-out air on your cheek, and listen for the sound of the patient
breathing out (Fig.15-7). For mouth-to-nose respiration you may have to open
the patient's mouth to let air out.