Infant & Small Child CPR
Shout and Tap
Shout and gently tap
the child on the shoulder. If there is no response, position the infant on
his or her back
Open The Airway
Open the airway
using a head tilt lifting of chin. Do not tilt the head too far back.
Give 2 Breaths
If the baby is NOT
breathing give 2 small gentle breaths. Cover the baby's mouth and nose
with your mouth. Each breath should be 1.5 to 2 seconds long. You should
see the baby's chest rise with each breath.
Determine
Pulselessness
Try to feel for a
pulse in the inside of upper arm.
Give 5
Compression's
Give five gentle
chest compression's at the rate of 100 per minute. Position your 3rd and
4th fingers in the center of the chest half an inch below the nipples.
Press down only 1/2 to 1 inches.
Repeat
Repeat with 1 breath
and 5 compression's. After one minute of repeated cycles call 911. If you
feel a pulse return give one breath every 3 seconds and discontinue chest
compression's.