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ant CPR Skills Summary
Step Action
1
Make sure the scene is safe.
2
3 Tap and shout.
4
Check to see if the infant responds.
5
If the infant doesn't respond, go to Step 3.
6
Yell for help.
See if someone can help you.
Have that person phone 911.
Check breathing.
Make sure the infant is on a firm flat surface. If possible, use a surface above the ground.
See if the infant isn't breathing or is only gasping.
No response + or=No breathing GIVE CPR
only gasping
Give CPR. Give 5 sets of 30 compressions and 2 breaths, and then phone
911 (if no one has phoned yet).
Compressions:
- Move clothes out of the way.
- Place 2 fingers just below the nipple line.
- Push straight down about 1V2 inches at a rate of at least 100 compressions a minute.
- After each compression, let the chest come back up to its normal position.
Breaths:
- After 30 compressions, open the airway with a head tilt-chin lift.
- After the airway is open, take a normal breath.
- Cover the infant's mouth and nose with your mouth.
- Give 2 breaths (blow for 1 second each). Watch for the chest to begin to rise as you give
each breath.
Keep going.
Keep giving sets of 30 compressions and 2 breaths until the infant starts to breathe or
move, or until someone with more advanced training arrives and takes over.
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Step Action
1
Make sure the scene is safe.
2
3 Tap and shout.
4
Check to see if the infant responds.
5
If the infant doesn't respond, go to Step 3.
6
Yell for help.
See if someone can help you.
Have that person phone 911.
Check breathing.
Make sure the infant is on a firm flat surface. If possible, use a surface above the ground.
See if the infant isn't breathing or is only gasping.
No response + or=No breathing GIVE CPR
only gasping
Give CPR. Give 5 sets of 30 compressions and 2 breaths, and then phone
911 (if no one has phoned yet).
Compressions:
- Move clothes out of the way.
- Place 2 fingers just below the nipple line.
- Push straight down about 1V2 inches at a rate of at least 100 compressions a minute.
- After each compression, let the chest come back up to its normal position.
Breaths:
- After 30 compressions, open the airway with a head tilt-chin lift.
- After the airway is open, take a normal breath.
- Cover the infant's mouth and nose with your mouth.
- Give 2 breaths (blow for 1 second each). Watch for the chest to begin to rise as you give
each breath.
Keep going.
Keep giving sets of 30 compressions and 2 breaths until the infant starts to breathe or
move, or until someone with more advanced training arrives and takes over.
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