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CHAPTER 14 FIRST AID
If the casualty is not breathing normally - continued
4. After 30 compressions tilt the head 5. Continue giving 30 presses and 6. Start mouth-to-mouth ventilations.
back and give the casualty 2 rescue 2 breaths until help arrives. If the Keep the head tilted and lift the chin.
breaths of one second each. 2 breaths do not make the chest rise then This stops obstructions in the airway
Make sure the chest rises and falls. check for any obstructions in the mouth. by the tongue.
7. Pinch the nose to close it. 8. Move away from the casualty to allow 9. Give the 2nd mouth-to-mouth
Take a deep breath in and seal your the ventilation to be released. ventilation.
mouth with the casualty’s mouth. Watch for the casualty to breathe out.
Blow steadily for one second.
If there is more than one rescuer then change over every 2 minutes.
If you are unable to give rescue breaths then continue with compressions until help arrives
or the casualty starts breathing normally.
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