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MODULE 9
First Aid at Work : UNIT 1
01.04.2018
PAEDIATRIC RESUSCITATION
PAEDIATRIC RESUSCITATION
AN INFANT (BABY), IS DEEMED AS BEING AGED UNDER 1 YEAR OLD
Infant CInPfRant CPR
Technique for giving rescue breaths for an infant:
Technique for giving chest compressions for an infant:
The process for CPR on an infant starts with 5 initial rescue breaths.
• Compress the chest by at least one-third of its depth which is approximately 4cm for an infant
• Ensure the airway is open by gently tilting the • You must allow time for the chest to rise and fall
• Use the tips of 2 fingers to compress the chest head back and lifting the chin with the tip of 1 finger
• Throughout this procedure you must maintain a
“head-tilt-chin-lift” position • The compression rate should be between 100-120 per minute
• Open the infant’s mouth and carefully remove any visible obstructions
• After these 5 initial breaths, you must continue • Continue with CPR (30:2) until the emergency services arrive and take over from you, your
CPR with 30 chest compressions followed by casualty recovers, or you become too exhausted to continue
• Form a good seal around their mouth and nose with
your mouth and blow in steadily until the chest rises 2 breaths
• If you are on your own, perform CPR for 1 minute i.e. approximately 2 cycles of 30 chest • Remember that you are breathing into an infant’s
compressions followed by 2 rescue breaths. You must then call 999 for an ambulance yourself mouth, so care should be taken not to over-inflate
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