For most lay rescuers, a flat barrier is probably the best device on the market because of its ease of use and portability. The technique required for making a seal with mask devices is difficult to learn and very hard to master. Not having a barrier—or not knowing exactly how to use one—shouldn't keep you from performing CPR.
If you call and the dispatcher walks you through the steps for CPR, he or she will not even ask you to give rescue breaths until you've done compressions. Only then will the dispatcher ask if you've been trained and are willing to do mouth to mouth. The dispatcher will not care if you have a barrier device. This means that if you find a stranger lying unconscious and not breathing in the middle of aisle 4 in the grocery store, you should have someone call and start chest compressions, even if you don't have a barrier device at the ready.
If the person down is a family member, then you probably don't need a barrier device at all. It stands to reason that if you are willing to kiss a person, then you are able to give rescue breaths without a barrier device. Time is of the essence, and searching the catch-all drawer for a mask or fumbling with the car keys for the barrier device is not doing anything to keep blood flowing to the heart and brain.
All of this assumes you have actually taken a CPR class. That means that if you have an AED at work, home or school, train on that model. Likewise, you should get the training to properly use whichever barrier device you are most likely to have available during an emergency. Barrier devices make it safe to perform CPR on a stranger.
They even make CPR less intimate and more comfortable to perform on a loved one. Despite their functionality, barrier devices aren't necessary to do good CPR. When in doubt, call and start pumping the victim's chest. Push hard, and push fast. Sign up for our Health Tip of the Day newsletter, and receive daily tips that will help you live your healthiest life. You must have JavaScript enabled in your browser to utilize the functionality of this website. Being at the right place at the right time to help a cardiac victim by performing CPR is both rewarding not only for the gift of a second chance for the victim but also the sense of duty and accomplished for the responder.
To make sure that contaminants are not passed along to the rescuer thus ruining the feeling good story, we have CPR Masks and barriers that protect the first responder during CPR. The CPR Masks, resuscitator and barriers we offer by Ambu Res-Cue are among the best for stopping the spread of germs and bacteria from one person to the other during the process of CPR.
Be prepared! Personal protection is important. This is my ultimate favorite!!!! It is an all encompassing kit much like number 7 but the case is more canvas rather than nylon and it holds up better to outer wear and tear. For the hold up and value and ability to help anyone of any age, my pick is 2.
This one has a case that is more convenient and houses two size masks. I hope this list was something you found valuable when making your choice on which breathing barriers you wanted to stock in your first aid kits and keep handy if you had to jump into action and save a life. Barbara Jackson worked through college as a non-traditional student earning her Master of Science degree in health science focusing in health education.
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