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CPR
on a Child Under Age 8
Basic
CPR on a child is five chest compressions and one breath. You
may have to repeat the five compressions and one breath multiple
times. You will push down on the chest 100 to 120 times per minute.
Continue until breathing begins or help arrives.
- Kneel
next to the child.
- With
the fingers of the hand that is closest to the
child’s feet, find the bottom of the breastbone.
- Place
the heel of one hand below the nipples and above
the bottom of the breastbone and push down forcefully,
1 1/2 inches with each compression; then let
the chest rise. Count out loud: “1 and 2
and 3 and 4 and 5.”
- Then
tilt the child’s head back slightly and
form a seal with your mouth over the child’s
mouth and nose (see Mouth-to-Mouth-and-Nose Resuscitation
on a Child Under Age 8 or on an Infant, p. 1197).
Blow one breath so that the chest rises.
- Continue,
alternating five compressions and one breath,
until help arrives.
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