Infant CPR & Choking
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Breathing |
Infant CPR |
Infant Choking |
Choking unconscious |
| Tap baby's feet and shout "Are You OK" | Tap baby's feet and shout "Are You OK" | If baby makes no noise, doesn't cry but is trying to, face is turning blue... | Tap baby's feet and shout "Are You OK" |
| If alone, yell for help! | If alone, yell for help! | Supporting head, neck, and chest with one arm and baby's face towards floor... | If alone, yell for help! |
| Carefully tilt forehead back and lift chin. Open airway only slightly. | Carefully tilt forehead back and lift chin. Open airway only slightly. | Perform up to five (5) back blows. Then, with opposite arm, support head, neck, and back. | Carefully tilt forehead back and lift chin. Open airway only slightly. |
| Check breathing for five (5) seconds. Look, listen, and feel. | Check breathing for five (5) seconds. Look, listen, and feel. | Perform up to five (5) chest thrusts using two (2) fingers on baby's chest. | Check breathing for five (5) seconds. Look, listen, and feel. |
| Give two (2) slow breaths. Place your mouth over nose and mouth of baby. | Give two (2) slow breaths. Place your mouth over nose and mouth of baby. | Continue cycle of back blows and chest thrusts until baby begins to cry or becomes unconscious | Attempt to give two (2) slow breaths. If they don't go in, reattempt. |
| Check for pulse for ten (10) seconds on the inside of upper arm against bone. | Check for pulse for ten (10) seconds on the inside of upper arm against bone. If no pulse, start CPR. | If baby becomes unconscious, check mouth, give two (2) breaths, give back blows and chest thrusts. Repeat. | Perform back blows and chest thrusts, check mouth, attempt breaths. Repeat. |
| If pulse present, give one (1) breath every five (5) seconds for one minute. | Do a cycle of three (3) compressions and one (1) breath for one minute, then call 911 | When performing back blows and chest thrusts, keep baby's head lower than body | If the first breath doesn't go in, reposition the airway and try again. |
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