First aid for respiratory arrest

Humans rely on breathing to maintain the normal physiological functions of the body. If a person stops breathing, it means that the person has lost his life, but there is still a certain chance of rescue within a few minutes of breathing cessation. When a person stops breathing, the people around him must implement correct first aid measures on him, so that there is hope of pulling this person back from the brink of death. Therefore, it is very necessary to learn first aid measures for respiratory arrest.

What to do if breathing stops

If the patient's airway is clear, the rescuer puts his ear close to the patient's mouth and nose to listen for the sound of airflow through the patient's airway, or

The practitioner puts his face close to the patient's mouth and nose to feel whether there is any gas exhaled. At the same time, observe whether the patient's chest rises or falls.

If there is no spontaneous breathing, give artificial respiration immediately.

If the patient's jaws are clenched and mouth-to-mouth artificial respiration cannot be performed, mouth-to-nose breathing can be used. Blowing method and mouth-to-mouth blowing method

The same. Just pinch your lips instead of your nose and blow air into your nostrils.

First aid for respiratory arrest

1. Quickly undress and clear out the contents of the mouth. If the tongue falls back, use forceps to pull it out.

2. The patient needs to lie in supine position with the head tilted back as far as possible.

3. Perform mouth-to-mouth artificial respiration immediately. The method is: the patient lies on his back, and the nurse lifts the patient's lower jaw with one hand to tilt his head back to relieve the airway obstruction caused by the dropped tongue and keep the airway open; with the other hand, pinch the patient's nostrils to prevent gas from escaping from the nose when blowing. The nurse then takes a deep breath and blows hard into the patient's mouth until the chest swells slightly. Afterwards, the nurse turns the head slightly to the side and immediately relaxes the hands that are pinching the nostrils, allowing the patient to breathe on his own, and repeats this process. An adult inhales 12-16 times per minute, and the exhalation time should be short, accounting for about one-third of one breathing time. If there is no response to blowing, you need to check whether the airway is open and whether the blowing is appropriate. If the patient's teeth are clenched, the caregiver can blow air from mouth to nose instead. The method is basically the same as mouth-to-mouth artificial respiration.

First aid measures for cardiac arrest

First, let the patient lie on a hard bed or flat ground, unbutton his shirt, and the rescuer places the palm of one hand on the lower third of his sternum, and the other hand overlaps and presses on the back of his hand. The rescuer keeps his arms vertical and presses downward continuously with the weight of his upper body at a frequency of about 70 times per minute. When pressing, use moderate force, so that the sternum sinks 3 to 5 cm each time. Be careful not to remove your palm from the pressing area at any time.

First aid measures for cardiac and respiratory arrest

After breathing and heartbeat stop, the brain will quickly become deprived of oxygen, and half of the brain cells will be damaged within 4 minutes. If CPR is performed more than 5 minutes later, only 1 in 4 people can be saved.

When performing cardiopulmonary resuscitation, first use your fist to rhythmically and forcefully tap the heart area on the inside of the patient's left nipple on the chest 2 to 3 times. When raising the fist, keep it 20 to 30 cm away from the chest to control the force of the tapping. If the pulse has not recovered, immediately perform four consecutive mouth-to-mouth artificial respirations, followed by chest compressions. When one person performs cardiopulmonary resuscitation, they should perform artificial respiration after every 15 heart compressions. When two people work together to perform cardiopulmonary resuscitation, they first perform artificial respiration four times in a row. Then, one person performs five consecutive heart compressions and stops while the other person performs one artificial respiration.