Mouth-to-Mouth Ventilations

If a pocket mask or BVM resuscitator is not available, you may need to provide mouth-to-mouth or mouth-to-nose ventilations.

• Open the patient’s airway by using the head tilt and chin lift technique. 
• Pinch the patient’s nose shut. 
• Take a normal breath, make a complete seal over the patient’s mouth with your mouth and blow into the patient’s mouth to deliver 2 rescuer breaths. Each breathe should last at least 1 second until you see the chest begin to rise.