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Rescue Breathing

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Author: Ronald Fernandez

In many cases, cardiac arrest is preceded by respiratory arrest. Therefore, it is important to be able to recognize respiratory issues in order to take steps to prevent cardiac arrest.

When a person of any age has a pulse but is not breathing (or is not breathing well), immediately open the airway using the head-tilt/chin-lift maneuver and begin rescue breathing. See Table2 for details on rescue breathing.

AGE GROUP	HOW OFTEN	BREATHS PER MINUTE	DURATION	EVALUATION
Adult	Every 6 seconds	10 to 12 breaths per minute	Each breath should last one second	Check for chest rise and breathing; Check pulse and begin CPR if necessary
Child/Infant	One rescuer: Every 6 seconds Two rescuers: Every 2 to 3 seconds	One rescuer: 10 to 12 breaths per minute Two rescuers: 20 to 30 breaths per minute	Each breath should last one second