Emergency ventilation--an alternative to mouth-to-mouth resuscitation.
The risk of infection being transmitted during mouth-to-mouth resuscitation is low, but health care professionals cite this as a reason for avoiding the procedure. Anthony Kemp discusses this issue and describes how the use of a pocket mask is a more acceptable alternative.
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BASICS Kent.
D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D016887:Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000592:standards; D004630:Emergencies; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006801:Humans; D017053:Infection Control / Q000295:instrumentation*; D008397:Masks; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D013997:Time Factors; D016896:Treatment Outcome