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CHAPTER 14 FIRST AID
Mouth-To-Mouth Ventilation

If the person is not breathing normally, but with signs of circulation i.e. coughing, gasping with normal skin colour, you must act
quickly by giving them mouth-to-mouth ventilation. Read the instructions below to find out what to do.

1. Make sure casualty is on their back on 2. Hold the person’s 3. Pinch the person’s
a hard surface. Place one hand on their chin to maintain nostrils to close
forehead, two the head tilt - their nose.
fingers under chin lift which
the chin and keeps the airway
tilt their head open. This stops
backwards. the tongue
This is called obstructing the
a ‘head tilt - airway.
chin lift’.

Remember to check for breathing before giving ventilation - see warning at bottom of page.
Remember if there is a bystander send them to dial 999 or 112.

4. Take a breath. 5. Stop breathing 6. Now continue breathing for the casualty.
Seal your mouth into the casualty If the person is an adult give 10 ventilations
around their and wait for the per minute. Give a child 20 ventilations
mouth and blow chest to fall. per minute. Keep on breathing for the
steadily. Give casualty in this way until they start to
2 effective breathe for themselves or a qualified first
ventilations. aider can take over.
This should
allow the chest This may take a long time.
to rise and fall. Do not stop until help arrives.

Warning NEVER PRACTISE MOUTH-TO-MOUTH VENTILATION ON A PERSON WHO IS BREATHING NORMALLY.

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