2023-11-19 21:50:30
By Soline Roy
Published 1 minute ago, Updated 1 minute ago
Insufflation of oxygen using a mask and a self-filling bag is a delicate art that only people trained in its use can perform. ALESSANDRO MELIS/pixelaway – stock.adobe.com
Done well in addition to cardiac massage, this gesture improves the chances of victims.
In a street in Paris, a village festival or in the middle of a shopping center, a pain suddenly hits you in the chest and you collapse, victim of a cardiac arrest. If you are lucky, one witness will immediately start a cardiac massage while another will call 15 and look for a defibrillator automatic. If you are very lucky, firefighters or rescuers will arrive within a minute to take over and add oxygen insufflations to the massage while waiting for the Samu. But you will still need a lot more luck for them to succeed in truly effective ventilation…
In the first minutes after the heart stops, ventilation is of little importance: the blood contains enough oxygen to supply the tissues and organs, starting with the brain; the important thing is therefore to ensure blood circulation through cardiac massage. But within 5 to 7 minutes, the oxygen “reserve” runs out, and cells…
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