ARTIFICIAL RESPIRATION
It is indicated when respiration stops but heart continues to beat The artificial respiration must be manipulated immediately to aid oxygenation
The principle of respiration is to maintain gaseous exchange in lungs to keep up the vitality of the nerves heart and the body tissues by oxygenation This helps to maintain the blood circulation There is alternate inflation and deflation of lungs and thus it stimulates the repiratory centre which maintains respiration reflexly through its nerves In artificial respiration expiration is actively aided whereas inspiration is passive this is reverse of what happens during normal respiration
There are various methods of giving artificial respiration such as
1. Manual Methods ::
These include Schafer s method Sylvester s method Eve s rocking method Holger Nielson s method and mouth to mouth method
2.Instrumental Methods ::
These include drinker s and bragg paul s method
Schafers Method ::
The patient is put in prone position and small pillow is placed under the chest The head is turned to one side The operator kneels down by the side of the patient facing his head Two hands are placed on the lower part of the chest The operator puts his body weight leaning forward and pressing upon the lower ribs of the lower if the subject behind
During this period intra abdominal pressure rises diaphragm moves up and air is expirated out of the lungs Then pressure on the ribs is released this process is repeated twelve times per minute in this way gaseous exchanges take place and thus inspiration may start functioning automatically
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