CPR - Step 4
Check for Normal Breathing
After opening the airway, then check the person’s breath if it is normal, QUICKLY
- WATCH the chest, is it rising and falling?
- Yes? Normal breathing
- No? Not normal breathing
- LISTEN at the mouth, do you hear air?
- Yes? Normal breathing
- No? Not normal breathing
Do not take more than 10 seconds to check for breathing.
- ATTENTION: There is a difference between agonal gasps which are slow, gasping sounds and normal breathing. Oftentimes, agonal gasps occur during cardiac arrest and indicates that CPR must start.
Do not take more than 10 seconds to check for breathing.
