You are attending to a neighbor who is unresponsive, not breathing normally, and pulseless. Your spouse has left to activate EMS
while you begin CPR. You have just given your first set of compressions and are ready to give your initial rescue breaths using a CPR mask. What is your next step?
inspect the CPR mask and make sure that the one-way valve is correctly in place.
Explanation:
Based on the information provided within the question it seems that the next logical step would be to inspect the CPR mask and make sure that the one-way valve is correctly in place. This valve allows oxygen to be pushed into the victim's lungs but does not pull the oxygen back through the valves, that is part of the chest compression's that the person performing the CPR needs to do.
