A technique used to restore oxygen to the lungs of someone who has stopped breathing. Mouth-to-mouth resuscitation is the quickest way to get oxygen into a person’s lungs.
Providing respiratory gases, consisting of approximately 16% oxygen, to a patient in respiratory or cardiopulmonary arrest by exhaling directly into the open mouth of the unconscious victim. Because of potential infectious disease exposure, this technique is used only when a pocket mask or other barrier device is not immediately available.