What is artificial respiration?

What is artificial respiration?

• A. Starting normal respiratory function, and includes breathing maneuvers, such as mouth-to-mouth, mouth-to-nose, or mouth-to-stoma
• B. A process of measuring blood oxygen saturation
• C. A surgical procedure to repair lungs
• D. A treatment involving medications to open airways

Answer: (A)

Artificial respiration is providing breaths to a person who isn’t breathing on their own. It involves rescue breathing techniques that move air into the lungs, such as mouth-to-mouth, mouth-to-nose, or mouth-to-stoma. The goal is to supply oxygen and ventilate the lungs until normal breathing returns or emergency help arrives. This is different from measuring blood oxygen saturation, which is a monitoring procedure; from a surgical repair of the lungs; or from medications that open the airways, which are drug therapies.

Artificial respiration is providing breaths to a person who isn’t breathing on their own. It involves rescue breathing techniques that move air into the lungs, such as mouth-to-mouth, mouth-to-nose, or mouth-to-stoma. The goal is to supply oxygen and ventilate the lungs until normal breathing returns or emergency help arrives. This is different from measuring blood oxygen saturation, which is a monitoring procedure; from a surgical repair of the lungs; or from medications that open the airways, which are drug therapies.