Patent ID: 7032596

Claim:
A cardiopulmonary resuscitation method for combining artificial, emergency ventilation of a patient's lungs with chest compressions on the patient's sternum area, said method comprising the steps of: (a) providing a cardiopulmonary resuscitation device including a self-inflating bag, target indicia on said self-inflating bag to indicate the proper position of said self-inflating bag on the patient's sternum area and to indicate the proper location on said self-inflating bag for applying force to said top side of said self-inflating bag, a face mask for placement over the patient's mouth and nose, and a tube extending from said outlet port of said self-inflating bag to said face mask; (b) placing said face mask of said cardiopulmonary resuscitation device over the patient's mouth and nose; (c) placing said self-inflating bag of said cardiopulmonary resuscitation device on the patient's chest with said target indicia on said self-inflating bag positioned over the patient's sternum area; and (d) applying force to said target indicia on said self-inflating bag of said cardiopulmonary resuscitation device to first force air from said self-inflating bag through said tube and said face mask into the patient's lungs to ventilate the patient's lungs, and then to compress the patient's sternum area.