ARTIFICIAL RESPIRATION (TYPES AND TECHNIQUES) and resuscitation methods

1. ARTIFICIAL RESPIRATION & Resuscitation methods
Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences
Dr. Hari Singh Gour University Sagar(M.P.)
Made By:- Suyash Jain
B Pharm(2nd sem)

2. ARTIFICIALRESPIRATION(TYPESAND TECHNIQUES)

3. A. RESPIRATORY RESUSCITATION
PURPOSE:
Immediately oxygenate the blood in order to forestall the
irreversible changes
that take place in the brain when there is deprivation of oxygen.
The first aider must realize that the vital need is to inflate the lungs
even though
the air has to be blown past an obstruction in the casualty throat or
wind pipe.
Delay of one or two seconds may prove fatal
The first aider's equipment is his hands, his mouth and his lungs.
The well-trained first aider will be conditioned to take the
immediate action of
inflating the casualty's lungs while simultaneously positioning his
head and lower jaw to open the air passage.

4. METHODS:
1. MOUTH-TO-MOUTH METHOD
How to do:
1. The first aider must take up a
convenient position such as lying,
kneeling or standing and
work from the side.
2. With the casualty on his back,
hold his head in both hands, one
hand pressing the head
backwards and the other pushing
the lower jaw upwards and
forwards.
3. Open the mouth wide, take a
deep breath.

5. 1. MOUTH-TO-MOUTH METHOD
INFANT OR YOUNG CHILD
1. seal your lips round his mouth
and nose
2.blow gently until you see his
chest rise then stop and remove
your mouth
3. repeat this procedure at the
rate of twenty times per minute
ADULT
1. seal your lips round the casualty's mouth while obstructing his
nostrils with your
check, it may be necessary to pinch the nostrils with the fingers
2. blow into his lungs and watch for the chest to rise, then remove
your mouth
3. inflation should be at the rate of ten per minute
In the case of:

6. 2. MOUTH-TO-NOSE METHOD
If causality is in a state of spasm or
convulsion and his
mouth cannot be opened or if he has no
teeth.
a. work from the side of the casualty
with his head extended.
b. open the mouth wide take a deep
breath, and seal your lips widely on the
casualty's
face around the nose. Make sure your
lips do not obstruct his nostrils.
c. close the mouth by placing the you
thumb on his lower lip.

7. 2. MOUTH-TO-NOSE METHOD
INFANT OR YOUNG CHILD
i. lay the child prone with the head
downwards over the knee give three
or four sharp slaps between the
shoulders to dislodge the foreign
body or hold the child up by his legs
smack him smartly three or four
times between the shoulders
ADULT
turn the casualty on his side and strike him three or four sharp blows
between the
shoulders
ii.
check if any debris has come into the throat by feeling with the fingers

8. 3. HOLGER-NIELSEN METHOD
TURNING
if the casualty is lying on his back turn him to the prone position (face
downwards) as
follows.
cross his far leg over the near leg
go down on the left knee opposite the casualty's head, placing the right
foot on the ground
out of the side

9. 3. HOLGER-NIELSEN METHOD
POSITION OF THE CASUALTY
place the casualty's arms carefully above his head, and
keep them thereduring the turn.
grasp his right upper arm and turn him over, preotecting
his face with the other hand.
adjust the position of the casualty's hands.