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Tab.1 - Artificial respiration
Step Description Figure
1
Lay the patient on his back with his arms parallel to the body.
If the patient is laying on an inclined plane, make sure that his
stomach is slightly lower than his chest. Open the patients
mouth and check that there is no foreign matter in mouth (den-
tures, chewing gum, etc.).
2
Kneel beside the patient level with his head. Put an hand under
the patient’s head and one under his neck.
Lift the patient’s head and let it recline backwards as far
as possible.
3
Shift the hand from the patient’s neck to his chin and his
mouth, the index along his jawbone, and keep the other fingers
closed together.
While performing these operations take a good supply of oxy-
gen by taking deep breaths with your mouth open
4
With your thumb between the patient’s chin and mouth keep
his lips together and blow into his nasal cavities
5
While performing these operations observe if the patient’s
chest rises. If not it is possible that his nose is blocked: in that
case open the patient’s mouth as much as possible by pressing
on his chin with your hand, place your lips around his mouth
and blow into his oral cavity. Observe if the patient’s chest
heaves. This second method can be used instead of the first
even when the patient’s nose is not obstructed, provided his
nose is kept closed by pressing the nostrils together using the
hand you were holding his head with. The patient’s head must
be kept sloping backwards as much as possible.
6
Start with ten rapid expirations, hence continue at a rate of
twelve/fifteen expirations per minute. Go on like this until the
patient has regained conscious–ness, or until a doctor has as-
certained his death.