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ortant If you give someone a breath and the chest doesn't rise, allow the head to go
back to its normal position. Then open the airway again by tilting the head and
Usn M lifting the chin. Then give another breath. Make sure the chest rises.
Definitions and Don't interrupt compressions for more than 1O seconds to give breaths. If the
Key Facts chest doesn't rise within 10 seconds, begin pushing hard and pushing fast on
the chest again.
Giving breaths to another person is usually quite safe. During CPR there is very
little chance that you will catch a disease. Even so, some workplaces require
rescuers to have masks.
Masks are made of firm plastic and fit over the ill or injured person 's mouth or
mouth and nose. You may need to put the mask together before you use it.
Figure 35. Some people use a mask
when giving breaths.
Actions Step Action
1 Put the mask over the person's mouth and nose.
2 Tilt the head and lift the chin while pressing the mask against the
person's face. It is important to make an airtight seal between the
3 person 's face and the mask while you lift the chin to keep the airway
open.
Give 2 breaths (blow for 1 second each). Watch for the chest to
begin to rise as you give each breath.
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back to its normal position. Then open the airway again by tilting the head and
Usn M lifting the chin. Then give another breath. Make sure the chest rises.
Definitions and Don't interrupt compressions for more than 1O seconds to give breaths. If the
Key Facts chest doesn't rise within 10 seconds, begin pushing hard and pushing fast on
the chest again.
Giving breaths to another person is usually quite safe. During CPR there is very
little chance that you will catch a disease. Even so, some workplaces require
rescuers to have masks.
Masks are made of firm plastic and fit over the ill or injured person 's mouth or
mouth and nose. You may need to put the mask together before you use it.
Figure 35. Some people use a mask
when giving breaths.
Actions Step Action
1 Put the mask over the person's mouth and nose.
2 Tilt the head and lift the chin while pressing the mask against the
person's face. It is important to make an airtight seal between the
3 person 's face and the mask while you lift the chin to keep the airway
open.
Give 2 breaths (blow for 1 second each). Watch for the chest to
begin to rise as you give each breath.
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