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shake, poke or loudly call out to victim) if no sure that tongue is not blocking your mouth and give 2 breaths (each
response, call 911 immediately. throat. Do not do this without 2 seconds and see chest rise)
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pinch the nose and cover their mouth with
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breaths, each lasting one second. !     
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compressions. To be effective the chest must block windpipe. center of the chest (midway between
depress at least 1.5 to 2 inches. Press down on nipples)
the chest on a line running from nipple to c  Cover mouth and nose with your
nipple, in the center of the chest. Pump at the mouth or hold nose shut and blow 2 c ] Press down about 1/3 of depth of
rate of 100 per minute. times (chest should rise). chest ^ !
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mouth using finger sweep to remove
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any blockage.     !
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a responsibility: either chest compressions or breaths of air. c  Put middle two fingers (3rd and
4th) in middle of chest just below c À Continue until there is movement
level of nipples. or rescue team comes
Children are treated like adults except for three differences: c × If child vomits, turn the head to
c ] Gently press down ^ !
 about
the side and try to sweep out or wipe
1/3 of depth of chest at a rate of a
little less than about 2 per second off the vomit. Continue with CPR.
1. If you are alone, give two minutes of CPR to
(100 per minute)
the child BEFORE calling 911. c return
2. Use the heel of one hand, just like for adults
(You may have learned different hand
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applications for adults than children. Now they
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shoulder, and shout at them. If no response,
place victim on his/her back
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back far enough to open the airway. Take care
not to tilt the head too far back.
c [x [
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breathing give two gentle breaths by covering
the infant¶s mouth and nose with your mouth
and blowing. Each breath should be one second
long and you should be able to see the chest
rise with each breath.

 
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the side and try to sweep out or wipe EMERGENCY FIRST for individuals
off the vomit. Continue with CPR. over age 8 if at all possible and then
return do CPR (the older the individual, the
greater the possibility of a heart
c problem and the need for
professional care as soon as possible)
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restored, continue with compressions for two immediately (911 in US) lungs does not obstruct CPR and
more minutes. If still no response, call 911 and attempting to remove it may cause
continue administrating CPR. c c    do CPR for 2 full damage.
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(If you are alone, do steps 1 thru 6
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AIDS has ever been transmitted by before calling emergency, and then sure that tongue or something else is
CPR. continue CPR) not blocking throat. Do not do this
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c ^ If   possibility of neck injury, hand under chin, and gently tilt head
2 full minutes before calling
gently tilt head back to free tongue back to free tongue so not blocking
emergency, and then continue CPR)
from blocking windpipe (hand on windpipe
c × If baby does not respond to forehead and other hand under chin)
c  Hold nose shut - cover mouth with
tapping on shoulder or a shout, lay
your mouth and give 2 breaths (each
baby on its back.
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 to a depth of c À Continue until movement or rescue
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when doing breaths, look inside little less than about 2 per second
mouth using finger sweep to remove (100 per minute) c × If person vomits, turn the head
any blockage.     ! to the side and try to sweep out or
!      c V " Repeat 2 breaths followed wipe off the vomit. Continue with
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c  Put heel of one hand midway c m If you feel pulse return, continue
between nipples and put other hand with breaths only
on top of first