When giving CPR to an unresponsive choking infant what CPR technique should you use?
This page provides the full detailed cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) sequence for infants (babies under 1 year old) and children. It's highly recommended that every parent or carer goes on a first aid course, as it makes this process much easier to understand and remember. If a baby or child is unresponsive and not breathing normally, call 999 and start CPR straight away. When you call 999 for an ambulance, you should be given basic life-saving instructions over the phone, including advice about CPR. Child and baby CPR steps1. Ensure the area is safe
2. Check your child's responsiveness
3a. If your child responds by answering or moving
3b. If your child does not respond
If the child is under 1 year old:
If the child is over 1 year old:
If you think there may have been an injury to the neck, tilt the head carefully, a small amount at a time, until the airway is open. Opening the airway takes priority over a possible neck injury. 4. Check their breathingKeeping the airway open, look, listen and feel for normal breathing by putting your face close to your child's face and looking along their chest.
Look, listen and feel for no more than 10 seconds before deciding that they're not breathing. Gasping breaths should not be considered to be normal breathing. 5a. If your child is breathing normally
5b. If your child is not breathing or is breathing infrequently and irregularly
Rescue breaths for a baby under 1 year
Rescue breaths for a child over 1 year
5c. Obstructed airwayIf you have difficulty achieving effective breathing in your child, the airway may be obstructed.
6. Assess the circulation (signs of life)Look for signs of life. These include any movement, coughing, or normal breathing – not abnormal gasps or infrequent, irregular breaths. Signs of life presentIf there are definite signs of life:
No signs of life presentIf there are no signs of life:
7. Chest compressions: general guidance
Although the rate of compressions will be 100-120 a minute, the actual number delivered will be fewer because of the pauses to give breaths. The best method for compression varies slightly between infants and children. Chest compression in babies less than 1 year
Chest compression in children over 1 year
If you had no response to your call for help and you're alone, continue resuscitation for about 1 minute before trying to get help – for example, by calling 999. 8. Continue resuscitation until
Further information on first aid
What technique should you use if the choking infant goes unresponsive?If the child becomes unresponsive, stops breathing, or turns blue:. Shout for help.. Give infant CPR. Call 911 or the local emergency number after 1 minute of CPR.. If you can see the object blocking the airway, try to remove it with your finger. Try to remove an object only if you can see it.. What is the technique used for CPR on an infant?Performing Child & Baby CPR. Position your shoulders directly over your hands and lock your elbows.. Keep your arms straight.. Push down hard and fast about 2 inches at a rate of 100 to 120 per minute.. Allow the chest to return to normal position after each compression.. What should you deliver to a choking infant who is responsive?Therefore, infant choking victims (who are conscious and responsive) can be treated with a combination of back blows and chest thrusts. With your forearm resting on your thigh, place the infant face down on your forearm. His head should be lower than the level of his chest.
What is the correct rescue breathing technique when performing CPR to a infant?Blow a breath steadily into the baby's mouth and nose over 1 second. It should be sufficient to make the chest visibly rise. Keeping their head tilted and chin lifted, take your mouth away and watch for the chest to fall as air comes out. Take another breath and repeat this sequence 4 more times.
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