CPR for Infants
(Ages <1)

We hope to provide you the basics of CPR. These instructions, do not replace CPR training. Please try to attend a CPR training course in your area.

Shout and Tap Shout and gently tap the child on the shoulder. If there is no response, position the infant on his or her back.

 

Open The Airway Open the airway using a head tilt lifting of chin. Do not tilt the head too far back.

 

 

Give 2 Breaths If the baby is NOT breathing give 2 small gentle breaths. Cover the baby's mouth and nose with your mouth. Each breath should be 1.5 to 2 seconds long. You should see the baby's chest rise with each breath.

Give 5 Compression's Give five gentle chest compression's at the rate of 100 per minute. Position your 3rd and 4th fingers in the center of the chest half an inch below the nipples. Press down only 1/2 to 1 inches.

Repeat Repeat with 1 breath and 5 compression's.

After one minute of repeated cycles call 911. If you feel a pulse return give one breath every 3 seconds and discontinue chest compressions.

NOTE: This ratio is the same for one-person & two-person CPR. In two-person CPR the person pumping the chest stops while the other gives mouth-to-mouth breathing.