Mouth-to-mouth resuscitation

High school (ages 12+)
Safety & Emergency

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Step 1 · Read the article

Open the article and read it at the level above. Then answer the questions below in your own words.

https://smallwhale.org/articles/mouth-to-mouth-resuscitation

Write what each word means, using the article.

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

1. What is the scientific name for process?Manual insufflation of the lungs
2. What is the introduction year?1950
3. How does mouth-to-mouth resuscitation help a person breathe?The rescuer exhales into the victim’s airway, giving them oxygenated air that fills their lungs and keeps their brain and body working.
4. Why do we need to make a seal over the victim’s mouth and nose?A seal stops air from leaking out, so the air stays inside the lungs and makes the chest rise, which shows the lungs are filling up.

Apnea: A temporary cessation of breathing, either voluntary or involuntary.
Hypopnea: Abnormally slow or shallow breathing.
Alveoli: Tiny air sacs in the lungs where the exchange of oxygen and carbon dioxide takes place.