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Figure 5-2. Rescue breathing.
6.
If the victim is breathing.
Check for bleeding and continue your evaluation.
7.
If the victim is not breathing.
Givetworescue breaths (mouth-to-mouth resuscitation) bypinching
the victim's nostrils, taking a deep breath, sealing your lips around the victim's mouth, and giving
two full breaths. In the case of a small child, it may be easiest to cover both the nose and mouth
with your lips. If the breaths do not raise the chest, tilt the head back further and try two more res-
cue breaths. If the chest does not rise, sweep your finger through the victim's mouth, lift the chin,
and tilt the head further back before trying two more rescue breaths. If the head tilt and finger
sweep does not clear the airway, begin abdominal thrusts (Heimlich maneuver) to try to dislodge
whatever is blocking the airway.
8.
Check the circulation.
Put your index and middle fingers over the windpipe, and slide them down
alongside the neck muscle; feel between the windpipe and the neck muscle for a pulse. Check for
a pulse for 5 to 10 seconds.
If the victim has no pulse, begin CPR
. If there is severe bleeding, it
must be controlled. If there is a pulse, but no breathing, continue rescue breathing.
