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Topic: Road accidents and first aid · Nº 516 / 626

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Si tenemos que realizar insuflaciones boca a boca a un herido, ¿qué es lo primero que haremos?

If we have to give mouth-to-mouth rescue breaths to an injured person, what is the first thing we will do?

  • AInspeccionar la boca en busca de cuerpos extraños.Check the mouth for foreign objects.
  • BColocar al herido en posición de defensa.Place the injured person in the recovery position.
  • CRealizar una tracción mandibular al herido.Perform a jaw thrust on the injured person.
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  • AInspeccionar la boca en busca de cuerpos extraños.Check the mouth for foreign objects.
Explanation

Before giving mouth-to-mouth rescue breaths, the first thing we will do is check the injured person's mouth for foreign objects that could block the breaths or make them choke. We must also open the airway with the head tilt–chin lift manoeuvre (with one hand we lift the chin slightly and with the other we push the forehead back).

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