Artificial respiration means applying some method to supply a person with air, or essentially breathing for them. There are natural methods for doing this, such as blowing air into a person’s mouth when performing cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) and there are also hand operated or mechanical ways to provide these needed breaths if a person is not breathing on his own or is not breathing adequately.
When the body does not get enough oxygen because of lack of breathing or insufficient breathing, brain cells begin to deteriorate rapidly. They rely on a constant supply of oxygen in order to stay alive. This is why artificial respiration is so vital under many circumstances. In order to hopefully preserve brain cells and prevent tissue death, a continued supply of oxygen is required.
Normally in hospitals artificial respiration is given to person who are in coma
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