4. Compression hand position
Adult CPR: Two hands in the center of the chest
Child CPR: One or two hands in the center of the chest
Infant CPR: Two fingers in the center of the chest
Depth of compressions
Adult CPR: Two inches
Child CPR:Two inches
Infant CPR One and a half inches
5. • Head position when attempting rescue breaths
• Child CPR: When attempting rescue breaths, be very
careful not to tilt a child’s head back too far. Children
have fragile airways and in the case of infants you
can actually block the airway if you do this.
6. Children’s bones ----- flexible
Tongues take up more space in their mouths;
Narrower airways -can be impacted by inflammation.
Infant CPR: For infants, tilt the head into the ‘sniffer’s
position,’ which is just far enough back for the baby to look
like he or she is sniffing the air.
7. Circulation/pulse
Where to check for a pulse also differs among adults,
children and infants.
Adult CPR: Check the carotid artery (located in the neck)
Child CPR: Check the carotid artery(located in the neck)
Infant CPR: Look for the brachial artery (located on the inside
of the upper arm)
8.
9. Highlights
Same as adult CPR with some differences
• One rescuer : 30 comp. -2 Breaths
• Two rescuer : 15 comp.- 2 Breaths
• If pulse present but < 60 / min. needs
Chest compressions and recheck pulse
every 2 min.
16. Drowning
NO .....CAB-----ABC
Attempts to remove water from the breathing passages by any
means other than suction (eg, abdominal thrusts or the
Heimlich maneuver) are unnecessary and potentially
dangerous.
