It’s critical to learn infant CPR, especially if you’re a new mom or someone who cares for children. There are some key differences when performing CPR for infants. It’s important to be aware of them.

1. Infant CPR
Learn infant CPR step-
by-step.

2. Infant CPR
• It’s critical to learn infant CPR, especially if
you’re a new mom or someone who cares for
children.
• There are some key differences when
performing CPR for infants. It’s important to be
aware of them.

3. Check for Safety
• Make sure it’s safe to
provide assistance.
• Look around for
hazards that could
harm you or the
victim.

4. Check for a Response
• Check the victim for a response.
• It’s not recommended to check the pulse unless
you are a trained healthcare worker.

5. Call Emergency Services
• Call for help.
• If you’re alone, call 911 yourself. If there are
people nearby, ask someone to do it for you.

6. Chest Compressions
• Place 2 fingers in the center of the chest.
• Compress at least 1/3 the depth of the chest,
approximately 1 1/2 inches.

7. Chest Compressions
• Perform 30 fast and hard chest compressions.
• Your beat should be around 100 per minute.
Think the BeeGees’ hit, “Stayin’ Alive.”
• Allow the victim’s chest to completely recoil
between compressions so the heart can fill with
blood.

8. Ventilations
• After 30 compressions, open the airway by tilting
the head back and lifting the chin.
• Cover both the mouth and nose with your mouth,
making a tight seal.

9. Ventilations
• Deliver 2 breaths.
• Each ventilation should
last about 1 second in
duration.
• Check to make sure the
victim’s chest moved—if
not, you’ll need to
reposition the head.

10. Ventilations
• Give one breath at 3 to 5 second intervals.
• The compression to ventilation ratio for infants is
30:2 if there is only a single rescuer.

11. Multiple Rescuers
• If there is more than one person available to
perform CPR, take turns to avoid fatigue.
• For infants, the compression to breath ratio is
15:2 if there are multiple rescuers.

12. Infant CPR Differences
• Compression to breath ratio for 2 rescuer CPR is
15:2.
• Depth of chest compression is at least one third
the depth of the chest (approximately 1 1/2
inches).
• 2 finger compression technique.
• Cover the infant’s mouth AND nose during
ventilations.
• “Hands-only” CPR (doing chest compressions
with no breaths) is not recommended for infants.

13. Free CPR Course
• Visit OnlineCPRCertification.net to take a free
CPR course, watch how-to videos, and brush up
on your life saving skills.
• Studies have shown that 15 minutes of training
can be just as effective as a 4 hour course when
it comes to saving a life.
• Download our free CPR ebook.