Which item is designed to deliver rescue breaths safely?

Which item is designed to deliver rescue breaths safely?

• A. Pocket Mask
• B. Portable Oxygen Bottle
• C. First Aid Kit
• D. AED

Answer: (A)

Delivering rescue breaths safely relies on a barrier device that lets you ventilate the person without close mouth-to-mouth contact. A pocket mask fits over the victim’s mouth and nose and includes a one-way valve (and often a reservoir), creating a good seal and directing air into the lungs while preventing air or fluids from reaching you. This combination makes rescue breaths safer and more effective in CPR. The other items aren’t designed for delivering breaths: a portable oxygen bottle provides supplemental oxygen, not ventilation during CPR; a first aid kit is a collection of general supplies; an AED helps with rhythm analysis and shock delivery and can guide CPR, but it doesn’t supply rescue breaths itself.

Delivering rescue breaths safely relies on a barrier device that lets you ventilate the person without close mouth-to-mouth contact. A pocket mask fits over the victim’s mouth and nose and includes a one-way valve (and often a reservoir), creating a good seal and directing air into the lungs while preventing air or fluids from reaching you. This combination makes rescue breaths safer and more effective in CPR.

The other items aren’t designed for delivering breaths: a portable oxygen bottle provides supplemental oxygen, not ventilation during CPR; a first aid kit is a collection of general supplies; an AED helps with rhythm analysis and shock delivery and can guide CPR, but it doesn’t supply rescue breaths itself.