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Cardiac arrest - out of hospital care - Management
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- If your rescue breaths do not make the chest rise as in normal breathing, then before your next attempt:
- Check the person's mouth and remove any easily removable obstruction, taking care not to push it further down.
- Recheck that there is adequate head tilt and chin lift.
- Do not attempt more than two breaths each time before returning to chest compressions.
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