We all know the basic needs of human life. The greatest need, as you know, is oxygen gas. Let us remind you again that when we breathe, we breathe in oxygen and give out carbon dioxide gas.
So let’s get to the real question; If our body expels carbon dioxide when we exhale, how can artificial respiration help save a person’s life?
First of all, let’s start by explaining what artificial respiration is and how it is done. After all, learning this first aid is vitally important.
Artificial respiration is a first aid emergency response technique administered by mouth after the patient’s heart or breathing stops. The purpose of this first aid is, predictably, to resuscitate the sick person.
Of course, first aid techniques are not limited to artificial respiration; If the patient’s heart has stopped, it is vital to perform heart massage in addition to artificial respiration. So, how is artificial respiration done?
- First, the patient’s pulse is counted and their mouth is opened. Then, it is checked whether there is a foreign object. If there is a foreign object, the patient is laid on the right side and the foreign object is removed with the help of the index finger.
- The patient is laid on a flat surface, the patient’s right side is moved and the patient is lifted by holding the neck.
- After holding the neck, the airway is opened and kept fixed in this position.
- Both nostrils of the patient are closed with the help of the left hand. Then, a strong breath is given with your mouth touching the patient’s mouth.
- This process can be repeated at least 15 times, depending on the swelling of the patient’s chest and whether he or she is breathing.
Now that we have this information, let’s explain to you the answer to the question.
The breath we inhale contains only 21% oxygen.
When we breathe, we not only fill with oxygen, but also 78% nitrogen, 21% oxygen and 0.04% carbon dioxide. However, when we exhale that air, we release 78% nitrogen, approximately 15% oxygen and 5% carbon dioxide. In other words, we fill approximately 15% oxygen into a patient who can barely breathe on his own or cannot breathe at all.
Of course, this will be a quite sufficient level compared to the breathing that the patient may or may not be able to breathe on his own. Although we fill the patient with 5% carbon dioxide, this will only make the patient feel a little sleepy after waking up, so as long as the carbon dioxide is not above 8%, it poses almost no danger.
We end our information session by saying that we hope you will never have to use this information at any time in your life. If you have ever provided artificial respiration or heart massage to any living creature, we would love for you to share your experiences with our readers and us! See you in the comments…
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