*If victim is breathing or resumes effective breathing, place
in recovery position.
| Infant One-Rescuer CPR |
| Performance Guidelines |
Performed |
1. Establish unresponsiveness.
If second
rescuer is available, have him or her
activate the EMS system. |
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2. Open airway (head tilt–chin
lift or jaw
thrust). Check breathing (look, listen,
feel).* |
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3. Give 2 slow breaths (1 to 1½
seconds per
breath), watch chest rise, allow for
exhalation between breaths. |
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4. Check brachial pulse. If breathing
is
absent but pulse is present, provide
rescue breathing (1 breath every 3
seconds, about 20 breaths per minute). |
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5. If no pulse, give cycles of
5 chest
compressions (rate, at least 100
compressions per minute) followed by
1 slow breath. |
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6. After about 1 minute of rescue
support,
check pulse.* If rescuer is alone, activate
the EMS system. If no pulse, continue
5:1 cycles. |
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