Infant (Age 0-1 Year) and Child (Age 1-8 Years) CPR Unit Three, Lesson Three - Infant and Child CPR Slide 1
Infant (Age 0-1 Year) CPR 1. Make sure the scene is safe 2. Tap the infant’s foot and shout, “Are you okay?” Unit Three, Lesson Three - Infant and Child CPR Slide 2
Infant (Age 0-1 Year) CPR (cont.) 3. If no response, shout for help • If someone comes, have them call 911 or your local emergency number • If no one comes, start CPR Unit Three, Lesson Three - Infant and Child CPR Slide 3
Infant (Age 0-1 Year) CPR (cont.) 4. Gently place the infant on a firm, flat surface 5. Open the infant’s airway (tilt head and lift chin) 6. Look, listen, and feel for breathing (5 to 10 seconds) Unit Three, Lesson Three - Infant and Child CPR Slide 4
Infant (Age 0-1 Year) CPR (cont.) 7. If not breathing, seal your mouth over the infant’s nose and mouth and give two breaths (one second each, removing your mouth after each breath) 8. Watch for the chest to rise with each breath 9. Quickly remove clothes from the front of chest Unit Three, Lesson Three - Infant and Child CPR Slide 5
Infant (Age 0-1 Year) CPR (cont.) 10. With two fingers, one finger width below the nipple line: • Give 30 chest compressions (pushing straight down 1/3 to1/2 the depth of the chest at the rate of 100 per minute) then two breaths • After each compression, release pressure on the chest letting it come back to its normal position but keeping your fingers in the same place Unit Three, Lesson Three - Infant and Child CPR Slide 6
Infant (Age 0-1 Year) CPR (cont.) 11. After five sets of 30 compressions and two breaths, call 911 or your local emergency number if you have not already done so 12. Answer all dispatcher questions, then return to the infant and start the steps of CPR again Unit Three, Lesson Three - Infant and Child CPR Slide 7
Infant (Age 0-1 Year) CPR (cont.) 13. Keep giving sets of 30 compressions and two breaths until the infant moves or trained help takes over Unit Three, Lesson Three - Infant and Child CPR Slide 8
Child (Age 1-8 Years) CPR 1. Make sure the scene is safe 2. Tap the child’s shoulder and shout, “Are you okay?” To protect both you and the victim, avoid contact with body substances or fluids, known as Body Substance Isolation (BSI), whenever possible. BSI procedures assume that all body fluids are a possible risk; use gloves and/or breathing barriers, if available, and always wash your hands after care. Unit Three, Lesson Three - Infant and Child CPR Slide 9
Child (Age 1-8 Years) CPR (cont.) 3. If no response, shout for help • If someone comes, have them call 911 or your local emergency number • If no one comes, start CPR Unit Three, Lesson Three - Infant and Child CPR Slide 10
Child (Age 1-8 Years) CPR (cont.) 4. Gently place the child on a firm, flat surface 5. Open the child’s airway (tilt head and lift chin) 6. Look, listen, and feel for breathing (5 to 10 seconds) Unit Three, Lesson Three - Infant and Child CPR Slide 11
Child (Age 1-8 Years) CPR (cont.) 7. If not breathing, plug the child’s nose, seal your mouth over the child’s mouth, and give two breaths (one second each, removing your mouth after each breath) 8. Watch for the chest to rise with each breath 9. Quickly remove clothes from the front of chest Unit Three, Lesson Three - Infant and Child CPR Slide 12
Child (Age 1-8 Years) CPR (cont.) 10. With the heel of one hand on the child’s sternum between the child’s nipples: • Give 30 chest compressions (pushing straight down 1/3 to1/2 the depth of the chest at the rate of 100 per minute), then two breaths • After each compression, release pressure on the chest letting it come back to its normal position but keeping your hand in the same place Unit Three, Lesson Three - Infant and Child CPR Slide 13
Child (Age 1-8 Years) CPR (cont.) 11. After five sets of 30 compressions and two breaths, call 911 or your local emergency number if you have not already done so 12. Answer all dispatcher questions, then return to the child and start the steps of CPR again Unit Three, Lesson Three - Infant and Child CPR Slide 14
Child (Age 1-8 Years) CPR (cont.) 13. Keep giving sets of 30 compressions and two breaths until the child moves or trained help takes over Unit Three, Lesson Three - Infant and Child CPR Slide 15
Breathing Tips • Do not tilt head back too far to avoid blocking airway • If your mouth is too small to cover the infant’s mouth and nose, put your mouth over the infant’s nose while plugging the infant’s mouth Unit Three, Lesson Three - Infant and Child CPR Slide 16
Breathing Tips (cont.) • If the breath does not go in, reopen the airway (tilt head and lift chin) before giving the second breath • Stop breaths when you see the chest rise and remove mouth so that the air expels naturally from the lungs Unit Three, Lesson Three - Infant and Child CPR Slide 17
Breathing Tips (cont.) • Gasping is NOT breathing • If infant/child vomits, clean out his or her mouth with a clean cloth and/or your finger and continue breaths Unit Three, Lesson Three - Infant and Child CPR Slide 18
Compression Tips • If possible, place the infant/child on a surface above ground, such as a table, to ease giving CPR • Kneel at the victim’s side Unit Three, Lesson Three - Infant and Child CPR Slide 19
Compression Tips (cont.) • Make sure the victim is on his or her back • Push hard and fast (100 times per minute) • Push straight down 1/3 to 1/2 the depth of the chest (sternum only to avoid breaking ribs) Unit Three, Lesson Three - Infant and Child CPR Slide 20
Compression Tips (cont.) • On a child, be sure to keep your arms straight and your shoulders above the victim’s heart • If the child is large, use two hands for compressions, placing one hand directly on top of the other Unit Three, Lesson Three - Infant and Child CPR Slide 21
Compression Tips (cont.) • COUNT out loud (i.e., one and two and three and…) • Always keep skin-to-skin contact Unit Three, Lesson Three - Infant and Child CPR Slide 22
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