Infant CPR (12 months or less)

Question 1

CPR acts to move the heart manually to pump the blood. True or False?

Answer 1

True

Question 2

CPR Stands for?

Answer 2

Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation

Question 3

steps to CPR. First

Answer 3

Tap foot and shout the baby’s name

if no response move to next step

Question 4

CPR second

Answer 4

Yell for help

Question 5

CPR third

Answer 5

Tell someone to call 911

call on speaker phone 911 if alone

Question 6

CPR fourth

Answer 6

Move baby to hard surface like a table or floor, face up.

Start chest compressions
to fingers from one hand pushing straight down
1.5” firmly
count 30 compressions

Question 7

CPR fifth

Answer 7

give 2 breaths

Make sure chin is up and hand is holding chin up and not closing the throat.
cover nose and mouth with your mouth and blow slowly until infants chest rises
let the chest lower on it’s own
then repeat again (total 2 times)

Return to step 4, chest compressions (30) then breaths (2) repeating until EMTs arrive.

Question 8

Choking first

Answer 8

one arm hold with baby along arm with head face down at hands.

Question 9

Choking second

Answer 9

with your other hand give 5 slaps with the palm of your hand between shoulder blades to free the food or item

you’ll see it come out, if it doesn’t come out move to other arm step 3

Question 10

Choking three

Answer 10

Switch to your other arm face UP and a downward angle again then do 5 compressions to see if you can get the food dislodged with the air in lungs

Question 11

Choking four

Answer 11

Repeat step two by returning the infant to your other arm and slap their back again 5 times

Repeat step three by returning to the opposite arm and 5 chest compressions to dislodge the food.

Repeat both until it comes out

IF it doesn’t come out, check to see if they need CPR.

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