What Do You Do When Someone Is Unresponsive but Breathing

Check their breathing by tilting their head back and looking and feeling for breaths. … Move them onto their side and tilt their head back. … Call 999 as soon as possible.

Do you perform CPR on someone who is breathing but unresponsive?

If an adult is unresponsive and not breathing, you’ll need to do CPR (which is short for cardiopulmonary resuscitation). CPR involves giving someone a combination of chest compressions and rescue breaths to keep their heart and circulation going to try to save their life.

What does unresponsive but breathing mean?

When a person is unresponsive, their muscles relax and their tongue can block their airway so they can no longer breathe. Tilting their head back opens the airway by pulling the tongue forward. If they are not breathing, their chest and stomach will not be moving and you will not hear or feel their breaths.