If an infant is unconsious, and is no longer breathing, CPR must be preformed. It is very important to know the Instructions to do so.
Cardiopulmonary arrest is a combination of two life-threatening conditions: absence of breathing and no heartbeat.
The proper instructions for providing a child with CPR goes as follows.
Cardiopulmonary resuscitation, or C.P.R., is administered when someone's breathing or pulse stops. C.P.R. is a very simple procedure that can best be remembered as A-B-C, or airway, breathing, and circulation. Make sure the scene is safe for you to help. This is very important for you to remember. You have to be concerned with your own safety first. If you can not help yourself, you can not help any others.
Make sure you have universal precautions: gloves, pocket mask, etc.
Make sure you know how many patients you have. Determine if they are conscious by tapping and shouting "Are you OK?"
If there's no response have someone call 911. When you tell someone to call 911, look at them directly and straight in the eyes, and tell them to call 911. This is the best way, then the person told knows exactly what to do, and others know as well.
Position the patient on their back.
Open the airway with a head-tilt chin-lift or jaw-thrust maneuver.
LOOK-LISTEN-&-FEELING for breaths.CHECK BREATHING FOR 5-10 SECONDS.
If they aren't breathing VENTILATE TWICE.
Check for a pulse by palpating(feeling) the carotid artery. CHECK THE PULSE FOR 10 SECONDS.
If there is no pulse BEGIN CHEST COMPRESSIONS at a rate of 5 COMPRESSIONS to 1 BREATH. DO NOT give chest compressions if there is a heartbeat; doing so may cause the heart to stop beating.
DO NOT move an infant's head or neck to check for breathing if a spinal injury is suspected.
Recheck the pulse after ONE MINUTE.
CONTINUE UNTIL HELP ARRIVES, OR UNTIL YOU FEEL TOO TIRED TO CONTINUE. Stop at any time if you feel faint or sick of any kind. Help should arrive soon if they have not already arrived. This is the basic life saving methods, please read over and over again, feel free to practice on a doll, get the techniques right so that you can save a life.
Here is a fact: 750,000 people die each year from heart disease and stroke. Thousands of children and infants choke each day. Many children die each year from accidents and drowning. Approximately 21% of these deaths could be prevented if the proper techniques were performed. Which means that if CPR was performed in any of these cases, the child, or Adult would have been saved and had a chance to live again. CPR is very important to learn and can be learned at any age, the earlier the better. For your better understanding, I have found a website where you can take an online CPR test to test your knowledge. Go to a Search engine and type in 'CPR online test,' or something of that matter, and you will get great results. Please do not wait to learn CPR, many lives are counting on you. Never underestimate what a child can do - play it safe and assume that the child is more mobile and more dexterous than you thought possible. Never leave a baby unattended on a bed, table, or other surface from which the baby could roll.
Recognize what is age-appropriate for children - especially when choosing toys. Don't give infants toys that are heavy or fragile or that have batteries or small parts.
Create a safe environment and supervise children carefully -particularly around water and near furniture. Know where your children are and what they are doing at all times. Never leave a baby in a mesh playpen with one side down. To reduce the risk of choking accidents, make sure children do not come into contact with buttons, watch batteries, popcorn, coins, grapes, or nuts. It is also important to sit with a child while he or she eats. Do not prop bottles, and do not allow a child to crawl around while eating.
Never tie pacifiers (or anything else) around a baby's neck.
Start teaching your child the meaning of "Don't touch." The earliest safety lesson is "No!"
