Infant CPR

It’s critical to learn infant CPR, especially if you’re a new mom or someone who cares for children. There are some key differences when performing CPR for infants. It’s important to be aware of them.

1. Infant CPR Learn infant CPR step-by-step.

2. Infant CPR It’s critical to learn infant CPR, especially if you’re a new mom or someone who cares for children. There are some key differences when performing CPR for infants. It’s important to be awar e of them.

3. Check for Safety Make sure it’s safe to provide assistance. Look around for hazards that could harm you or the victim.

4. Check for a Response Check the victim for a response. It’s not recommended to check the pulse unless you are a trained healthcare worker.

5. Call Emergency Services Call for help. If you’re alone, call 911 yourself. If there are people nearby, ask someone to do it for you.

6. Chest Compressions Place 2 fingers in the center of the chest. Compress at least 1/3 the depth of the chest, approximately 1 1/2 inches.

7. Chest Compressions Perform 30 fast and hard chest compressions. Your beat should be around 100 per minute. Think the BeeGees ’ hit, “ Stayin ’ Alive.” Allow the victim’s chest to completely recoil between compressions so the heart can fill with blood.

8. Ventilations After 30 compressions, open the airway by tilting the head back and lifting the chin. Cover both the mouth and nose with your mouth, making a tight seal.

9. Ventilations Deliver 2 breaths. Each ventilation should last about 1 second in duration. Check to make sure the victim’s chest moved—if not, you’ll need to reposition the head.

10. Ventilations Give one breath at 3 to 5 second intervals. The compression to ventilation ratio for infants is 30:2 if there is only a single rescuer.

11. Multiple Rescuers If there is more than one person available to perform CPR, take turns to avoid fatigue. For infants, the compression to breath ratio is 15:2 if there are multiple rescuers.

12. Infant CPR Differences Compression to breath ratio for 2 rescuer CPR is 15:2. Depth of chest compression is at least one third the depth of the chest (approximately 1 1/2 inches). 2 finger compression technique. Cover the infant’s mouth AND nose during ventilations. “Hands-only” CPR (doing chest compressions with no breaths) is not recommended for infants.

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