Infant CPR
Before helping to infant, you must do what?
Ask the parent/guardian for consent.
The ratio for compressions to breathes is...
30:2
What are the three C's of CPR?
Check, Call, Care
When checking for responsiveness on an infant you should....
Tickle/shake their foot, shout their name (if you know it), clap your hands near their ears.
Is what CPR stands for
cardiopulmonary resuscitation
A rescuer should perform "look, listen and feel" for _____ seconds.
5-10
When giving breathes to an infant, how should your mask be placed on the victim?
Your mask should be over their nose and mouth. (hold it upside down)
When pushing down on a victim's chest you should let the chest _______.
Recoil
You should use the __________ model when interviewing a conscious victim or their parents.
SAMPLE
If your infant is in their high chair and begins choking, and later go unconscious, what should you do?
Quickly and gently get the infant out of their high chair; lower the infant to a firm flat surface look, listen, and feel (see if there is any object lodged in their throat), begin giving CPR one round, call 911 on speaker phone, continue SPR.
It is your goal to get ___ - ___ compressions per minute for an adult, child, or infant. (number of compressions in a cycle)
100-120
If an infant victim begins to vomit, what position should you put them in? Explain how to put them in this position.
Recovery position - for an infant that can be on their side in your arms, with their head down, continue to check still breathing
Explain in great detail how to give give chest compressions to an infant victim.
With the pointer finger find the nipple furthest away from you, follow it into the center of the chest and place your middle finger right beside it (can use armpit as a marker as well).
Keeping your fingers strong, compression down about 1 1/2 inches in depth (1/3 chest depth), staying at a steady rate and counting out loud.
Cycles are 30 compressions to two breaths.
Head needs to be lifted and chin held
It is important to do what when saying "go get a first aid kit, AED, and call 911"
Distinguish who is supposed to get what. Saying their name. "Ms. Guy call 911 and Jonny get the first aid kit and AED".
Avoid bystander effect
Name at least 5 reasons you would stop giving CPR.
1. There is an obvious sign of life
2. EMS personnel arrive and take over
3. The scene becomes unsafe
4. You are alone and too tired to continue
5. An AED is ready to use and no other trained responders are available to assist you
6. You have performed approximately 2 minutes of CPR (5 sets) and another responder is able to take over compressions