High pressures and a damaged optic nerve may not result in any vision loss, and for these patients, the doctor determines that the glaucoma is in the early stage. The doctor will usually try to lower the eye pressure with glaucoma drops.
tric distention, which occurs in approximately 17% of resuscitation cases, and. reduce the risk of vomiting and aspiration.3 Rescue breathing, in the presence of. a pulse, is administered at a rate of 10 to 12 breaths per minute for adults and 12. â 20 breaths per minute for infants and children (Table 1). The heart rate should. be reassessed every 2 minutes during this maneuver.
If we encounter someone who is unresponsive and is not breathing normally but has a pulse, rescue breathing should be performed. In rescue breathing, the rescuer is basically breathing for the person, helping to prevent brain damage and death in the patient. Rescue breaths should be given at a rate of one breath every five seconds for an adult. After two minutes, check for a pulse. If there is no pulse present, begin CPR on this patient.