To Breathe or not to Breathe

To breathe or not to breathe

This has been a decade old plus debate that has been brought up in almost every First Aid class that we teach. We understand and empathize with participant comments around “First Aid is always changing” or “are we breathing in people this year”. The information that hits social media can be confusing, especially when it’s contradicting.

The recommendations are still 30 compressions and 2 breaths. Recent articles surrounding CPR and Covid have created some confusion.

Some of the CPR Covid recommendations don’t take into account, your 10-person bubble, or your children, spouses, parents etc. We have always been huge advocates to give breaths to your loved ones, especially children and infant.

We are on a mission to save more lives. How are we doing that? We always want to give the most up to date information and recommendations.