What Is Mouth-to-Mouth Resuscitation?
Mouth-to-mouth resuscitation is a first aid procedure used on people when they stop breathing. The basic idea behind the technique is to breathe in place of an incapacitated person by exhaling air into their lungs forcibly. It was first invented in the late 1950s, and has become a standard part of the cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) procedure, which also includes chest compression. Mouth-to-mouth resuscitation is used in a wide variety of situations, including drowning accidents and cases of cardiac arrest.
