Error: Not a valid value. Are you in an emergency situation right now? Call triple zero immediately and ask for an ambulance. Start CPR as soon as possible after calling for help. CPR short for cardiopulmonary resuscitation is a first aid technique that can be used if someone is not breathing properly or if their heart has stopped.
CPR involves chest compressions and mouth-to-mouth rescue breaths that help circulate blood and oxygen in the body. This can help keep the brain and vital organs alive. Follow these steps before starting CPR. Aim for 5 sets of in about 2 minutes if only doing compressions about — compressions per minute. Doing CPR is very tiring so if possible, with minimal interruption, swap between doing mouth-to-mouth and compressions so you can keep going with effective compressions.
Use these instructions only if the child's chest is too small for you to use both hands to do chest compressions. Otherwise, use the instructions for adult CPR above. Follow these life support steps before starting. We recommend you attend a first aid training course. It pays to have first aid skills because it will make dealing with an emergency situation easier.
St John Ambulance Australia offers a range of first aid courses and can be contacted at stjohn. To contact St John Ambulance Australia in your local area, call Royal Life Saving Australia organises training courses in first aid and resuscitation in every state and territory.
Learn more here about the development and quality assurance of healthdirect content. Read more on St John Ambulance Australia website. Read more on Sydney Children's Hospitals Network website. See how to do baby CPR. Check for danger. Check response. Send for help. If the chest doesn't rise, repeat the head-tilt, chin-lift maneuver first and then give the second breath. Be careful not to provide too many breaths or to breathe with too much force.
After two breaths, immediately restart chest compressions to restore blood flow. Compressions means you'll use your hands to push down hard and fast in a specific way on the person's chest. Compressions are the most important step in CPR. Follow these steps for performing CPR compressions:. Rescue breathing can be mouth-to-mouth breathing or mouth-to-nose breathing if the mouth is seriously injured or can't be opened.
Current recommendations suggest performing rescue breathing using a bag-mask device with a high-efficiency particulate air HEPA filter. The procedure for giving CPR to a child age 1 through puberty is essentially the same as that for an adult — follow the C-A-B steps. If you are alone and didn't see the child collapse, start chest compressions for about two minutes. Then quickly call or your local emergency number and get the AED if one is available. If you're alone and you did see the child collapse, call or your local emergency number first.
If you're trained in CPR and you've performed 30 chest compressions, open the child's airway using the head-tilt, chin-lift maneuver. Cardiac arrest in babies is usually due to a lack of oxygen, such as from choking.
If you know that the baby has an airway blockage, perform first aid for choking. If you don't know why the baby isn't breathing, perform CPR. First, evaluate the situation.
Touch the baby and watch for a response, such as movement. Don't shake the baby. If there's no response, call or your local emergency number, then immediately start CPR. Follow the compressions, airway and breathing C-A-B procedure below for a baby under age 1 except newborns, which include babies up to 4 weeks old :. If another person is available, have that person call for help immediately and get the AED while you stay with the baby and perform CPR.
After 30 compressions, gently tip the head back by lifting the chin with one hand and pushing down on the forehead with the other hand. There is a problem with information submitted for this request. Sign up for free, and stay up-to-date on research advancements, health tips and current health topics, like COVID, plus expert advice on managing your health.
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Repeat the cycle of 30 chest compressions and two rescue breaths until the person starts breathing or help arrives. First, check the surrounding area for factors that could put you in danger. Next, check the child or infant to see whether they need help. If you are alone with the child and they are not responding, give them 2 minutes of care and then call If there is a bystander, ask them to call while you give 2 minutes of care. Offices and other public buildings tend to house these.
Place the child or infant carefully on their back and kneel beside their chest. Tilt their head backward slightly by lifting their chin. Open their mouth. Check for any obstruction, such as food or vomit. If it is loose, remove it. If it is not loose, do not touch it, as this may push it farther into their airways. Place your ear next to their mouth and listen for around 10 seconds. If you do not hear breathing, or you only hear occasional gasps, begin to administer CPR. If the child or infant is not breathing, perform two rescue breaths with their head tilted backward and their chin raised.
For a child, pinch their nose shut and place your mouth over theirs. Breathe into their mouth twice. For an infant, place your mouth over their nose and mouth and blow for 1 second to make their chest rise.
Then, deliver two rescue breaths. For a child, use one of your hands. Place the heel of the hand at their sternum, which is in the center of the chest, between and slightly below their nipples. Press down hard and fast around 2 inches deep, or one-third the depth of the chest, at least times per minute. For an infant, use two fingers. Place your fingers in the center of their chest, between and slightly below the nipples.
Perform 30 quick compressions around 1. Repeat the cycle of rescue breaths and chest compressions until the child starts breathing or help arrives. Use CPR when an adult is not breathing at all.
For a child or infant, use CPR when they are not breathing normally. Always use CPR if the adult or child is not responding when you talk to them or tap them. If someone is not breathing, giving CPR can ensure that oxygen-rich blood reaches the brain. This is important, as without oxygen, someone can sustain permanent brain damage or die in under 8 minutes.
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