Mouth-to-mouth breathing is important and necessary in cases of:
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Studies show that a firm and rhythmic cardiac massage is sufficient to keep the victim alive until professional help arrives without the use of mouth-to-mouth breathing.
In the case of children and babies, drowning or trauma, in addition to cardiac massage, mouth-to-mouth breathing is required in the proportion of 2 breaths (ventilations) for every 30 chest compressions. However, in other situations of cardiac arrest, priority should be given to cardiac massage, until rescuers arrive to take the victim to the hospital.
