Question

Your adult friend suddenly collapses at home and you determine that he needs CPR. you begin CPR, starting with chest compressions, and about to deliver breaths by using the mouth to mouth technique. you open your friends airway with a head tilt chin lift. which action should you do next?

A. pinch the nose closed and seal your lips around his mouth before delivering a breath.
B. give 1 breath over 2 seconds
C. if the chest does not rise with your breath, attempt the jaw thrust maneuver
D. take a very deep breath and ensure that a large volume of air is delivered.

Answer 1

You should pinch the nose closed and seal your lips around the person's mouth to deliver a breath during CPR, ensuring the air you breathe in goes into the person's lungs. Then continue with chest compressions.

Step-by-step explanation:

After using the head tilt chin lift to open the airway for CPR, the next action to take is to pinch the nose closed and seal your lips around the person's mouth before delivering a breath. This method prevents air from escaping and ensures the air you breathe in goes into the person's lungs. When delivering a breath, make sure to do it steadily over one second until the chest rises gently, and then proceed with another breath if needed. It is essential to continue chest compressions with minimal interruption. Remember, effective CPR is a combination of high-quality chest compressions and adequate artificial respiration.

Answer 2

Once the airway is opened with a head-tilt chin-lift, pinch the nose closed, seal your lips around the person's mouth, and give breaths that last about 1 second while watching for chest rise.

Step-by-step explanation:

After performing a head-tilt chin-lift on an adult who has collapsed and requires CPR, the next action should be to pinch the nose closed and seal your lips around their mouth before delivering a breath. When providing rescue breaths, make sure to allow the chest to fall between breaths, and deliver each breath over approximately 1 second, checking to see if the chest rises with each breath.

If the chest does not rise, re-tilt the head to ensure a proper airway and try the breath again, before moving to more advanced maneuvers like the jaw-thrust if initial attempts fail. It is not necessary to take a very deep breath yourself before giving breaths; what is important is that the breath you give is sufficient to make the chest rise, indicating that air is entering the lungs.

To open your friend's airway while performing CPR, you should perform the head tilt chin lift. This involves tilting their head back by using one hand to lift their chin and the other hand to support the back of their head. The next action you should take is to pinch their nose closed and seal your lips around their mouth before delivering a breath.