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Don't Leave It to Luck

Learn Infant/Child CPR

By Donna Smith and Jessica Williams

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for breathing again. If opening the airway did not produce breathing, begin rescue breathing immediately.

  • To perform rescue breathing, cover both the infant's nose and mouth with your mouth, getting a good seal. The breath you will deliver should be a gentle "puff" lasting 1 1/2 to 2 seconds. After each breath, remove your mouth from the infant to allow a normal exhale. After giving two breaths, and seeing the chest rise, check the infant's pulse.
  • Check pulse on the inside of the arm halfway between the elbow and shoulder using your index finger and middle finger. Check for 5 to 10 seconds.

    • If Pulse Is Felt:

    • DO NOT perform chest compressions.
    • Give one breath every 3 seconds.
    • Check pulse every 20 breaths.
    • Continue rescue breathing until help arrives or until infant begins breathing again.

    If Pulse Is Absent:

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