The device of the present invention relates to a resuscitation device that can be operated by a single user in a hands-free manner and a method of using the resuscitation device for administration by the user to a patient of either pulmonary resuscitation or cardio-pulmonary resuscitation (CPR) which employs fresh air. The device of the present invention may be either human-actuated or non-human actuated. Typically, when used in emergency situations, the device of the present invention is human-actuated. The device of the present invention comprises a neck support means interconnectedly related to a mask; wherein the mask is interconnectedly related to a respiratory hose by means of a one-way valve coupling; and further wherein the respiratory hose is interconnectedly related to a bellows device by means of a one-way valve coupling.