Rescue Breathing (RB) for Child and Infants:

40 Breaths for 2 mins (1 breath every 3 secs)

Open Airway Head tilt chin lift maneuver
Neutral (+) > child
Neutral >infant

Location of Pulse
Carotid pulse Child
Brachial pulse Infant
Method
Child mouth to mouth
Infant mouth to mouth and nose
Breath
- Just enough chest will rise; just a puff
Counting
Blow 1, 1001
Blow 1, 1002
Blow 1, 1003
Up to
Blow 1, 1040, Blow
Respiratory Arrest
- Is the condition in which breathing stops or is inadequate
Causes:
1. Obstruction
- Anatomical Obstruction (tongue)
- Mechanical Obstruction
2. Diseases
- Bronchitis
- Pneumonia
- Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)
- And other respiratory illness
3. Other Causes of Respiratory Arrest
- Electrocution
- Circulatory Collapse
- External Strangulation
- Chest compression (by physical forces)
- Excessive intake of alcohol
- Drowning
- Poisoning
- Suffocation
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Rescue Breathing is a technique of breathing air into a persons lungs to supply

him/her with the oxygen needed to survive.
Ways to ventilate the lungs
Mouth to Mouth
Mouth to Nose
Mouth to Mouth to Nose
Mouth to Stomach
Mouth to Face shield
Mouth to Mask
Bag Mask Device

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