<P> Mouth - to - mouth resuscitation , a form of artificial ventilation , is the act of assisting or stimulating respiration , a metabolic process referring to the overall exchange of gases in the body , where a rescuer presses his or her mouth against that of the victim and blows air into the person 's lungs . Assistance takes many forms , but generally entails providing air for a person who is not breathing or is not making sufficient respiratory effort on his / her own . It is used on a patient with a beating heart or as part of cardiopulmonary resuscitation ( CPR ) to achieve the internal respiration ) . </P>
<P> Mouth - to - mouth resuscitation , a form of artificial ventilation , is the act of assisting or stimulating respiration , a metabolic process referring to the overall exchange of gases in the body , where a rescuer presses his or her mouth against that of the victim and blows air into the person 's lungs . Assistance takes many forms , but generally entails providing air for a person who is not breathing or is not making sufficient respiratory effort on his / her own . It is used on a patient with a beating heart or as part of cardiopulmonary resuscitation ( CPR ) to achieve the internal respiration ) . </P>
when do you give someone mouth to mouth
when do you give someone mouth to mouth
not breathing or is not making sufficient respiratory effort on his / her own
not breathing or is not making sufficient respiratory effort on his / her own