MOUTH TO NOSE

When it is impossible to ventilate the victim's mouth, like with trismus, or when there are serious oro-facial injuries that
make achieving a mouth-to-mouth seal problematic.

Ways to Ventilate Lungs

How to deliver Rescue Breathing

1. Deliver RB over 1 second

2. Indication of good RB: Rise in patients’ chest

3. Head tilt-chin lift

4. Pinch the nose before breathing

5. Seal the mouth of your patient with your mouth

6. OPEN YOUR MOUTH!

Rate of Artificial Ventilations

Adult — 1 breath every 5-6 seconds

Children — 1 breath every 3 seconds

Infants — 1 breath every 3 seconds

 Table of Comparison on Rescue Breathing for Adult. Child, Infant

ADULT CHILD INFANT

Opening of Airway Head tilt chin lift Head tilt chin lift Head tilt chin lift

Location of checking of pulse Carotid pulse Carotid pulse Brachial pulse

Methods Mouth to mouth or Mouth to mouth Mouth to mouth and nose

Mouth to Nose or Mouth to
Nose