Unconscious Child: CPR Basics
These are the same for children as they are for adults.
Ratio of compressions to breaths when you are a single responder with a child giving CPR.
30:2
Checking responsiveness.
This is how you maintain an open airway while you're giving compressions.
One hand on the forehead.
If you summon EMS for an unconscious person you should have one of these on the way as well.
AED
If the pads are touching on the chest of your victim and you do not have smaller ones.
Place them front and back on their chest.
To press down on the chest of an unconscious victim in an effort to restore their heart.
Depress
Depth of compressions for a child during CPR.
1.5-2.0 inches
Ratio of compressions to breaths for a child with two responders.
15:2
This is how you check for consciousness in an infant.
Tickle their feet or blow a small amount of air in their face.
This is how you place your hand to deliver chest compressions.
Two fingers of one hand in the center of the chest.
How does an AED work?
It analyzes the heart rhythm.
AEDs will not detect heart rhythm through any of these.
Clothing or body hair.
These may be blocking the airway resulting in unconsciousness, lack of breathing, and lack of a pulse.
Obstructions
Rate of breathing for rescue breaths during CPR for a child.
One breath every three seconds.
If you do not have a pediatric mask and you cannot get a seal with an adult maks.
Turn it around.
Do this to open and maintain the airway for an infant.
Place a rolled up towel under their shoulders.
Depth of compressions for an infant.
1.0-1.5 inches
What does an AED do if it determines there is an arrhythmia?
It advises that a shock should be delivered.
Do not place AED pads over any of this because it might injure the victim.
Body jewelry or pace makers.
Relating to medicine for children and infants.
Pediatric
This is why your breaths should be smaller for rescue breaths during CPR with a child.
Their bodies are smaller.
Reposition the airway.
This is how you position the body of an infant to deliver compressions.
On a firm, flat surface.
CPR ratio if a second responder arrives to help you give compressions and rescue breaths to an infant.
15:2
Where do you place the pads on the chest of an adult?
Upper right, lower left.
Do this if your victim is wet or sitting in a puddle of water.
Dry them off enough that the pads will stick and use the AED.
Your compressions, because to stop or to delay is the difference between life or death.
Uninterrupted
This is how you decide if you need to perform CPR on an unconscious child.
If they have no breathing and no pulse.
This is a possible explanation as to why rescue breaths do not go in on both attempts.
The child has an airway obstruction.
This is how you position yourself to deliver compressions and rescue breaths for an infant.
At their side.
How would you describe the breath size for an infant in rescue breathing.
Just a puff of air.
You shouldn't do this while the AED is analyzing the heart rhythm.
Touch the victim.
This myth is dispelled by the notion that if the mother dies, the baby dies, so use an AED.
Deliver a shock across the chest to restore heart rhythm.
Defibillation