Infant Choking and CPR Tutorial
Infant Choking
Steps to take if your infant is choking:
Citation
http://www.babycenter.com/0_infant-first-aid-for-choking-and-cpr-an-illustrated-guide_9298.bc
- Position baby on forearm face down, hand supporting baby's head and neck
- Use the heel of your hand to hit between the baby's shoulder blades
- Thrusts should between shoulder blades should be upward
- Hit baby's back until object is dislodged
Citation
http://www.babycenter.com/0_infant-first-aid-for-choking-and-cpr-an-illustrated-guide_9298.bc
Infant CPR
Steps to give an infant CPR:
- Call 911
- Tilt head, lift chin, and check breathing
- Give two breaths
- Position hands in the center of the chest
- Firmly push down two inches on the chest 15 times
- Continue with two breaths and 15 pumps until help arrives
Citation
http://depts.washington.edu/learncpr/infantcpr.html
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