infant cpr instructions  

Check the Scene

  – make sure it is safe for you to help.
Don’t become another victim.

perform cpr  

Check the Victim

   – tap and shout to get response.

infant cpr guidelines

Call for Help

   – If no response, tell someone to call 9-1-1.
If you are alone, perform 5 cycles of CPR First, then call 9-1-1. 
Call 9-1-1 for any unconscious victim, including an infant that is breathing.

circulation

Circulation

   – pump the chest 30 times.
Place two fingertips of one hand in the center of the chest.
Press chest down about 1 1/2 inches at a rate of 100 per minute (16 in 10 seconds).

airway  

Airway

   – tilt head back, lift chin up to open airway.

breathing

Breathing

   – Take a normal breath, cover victim’s mouth and nose with your mouth, and give a breath until the chest rises.
Give a second breath. Take about 1 second per breath.
If chest doesn’t rise, open airway again. Image

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