Infant CPR - REVIEW
Infant CPR should be administered to any victim under the age of 12 months (except for newborns in the first hours after birth). The procedure is as follows:
1. Check for responsiveness by patting the infant's shoulders or chest.
2. Remember your A-B-C:
- Airway: an infant's head should be tilted into the "sniffer position". Do not overextend an infant's neck as this may close off the airway.
- Breathing: cover the infant's nose and mouth with your mouth and use gentle puffs, breathing from your cheeks, not your lungs.
- Circulation: check for pulse at the brachial artery, in the infant's inside upper arm. If there is none, perform five compressions - 2 fingers (approximately ½ the size of a hand), 1/3 to 1/2 the depth of the infant's chest.
3. Perform rescue efforts for 1 to 2 minutes before dialing Ambulance at 1-1-2.
4. Continue performing rescue efforts, checking for pulse every minute until help arrives.
Congratulations! You've completed Pediatric Basic Life Support and should now take the following quiz to reinforce what you've learned about Infant CPR before proceeding to the final review/test.
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