CPR for children and infants follows the same cycle logic as adult CPR but adapts to smaller bodies and to the fact that pediatric arrests are usually caused by breathing problems rather than heart problems. Use one hand (child) or two fingers or two thumbs (infant) for compressions about one-third the depth of the chest, and make rescue breaths gentler — for infants, cover both mouth and nose. Because oxygen deprivation is the usual cause, rescue breaths matter more in children than in adults, and a lone rescuer gives about two minutes of CPR before pausing if they must leave to call. As always, emergency services are called at the first recognition of the emergency whenever a phone is at hand.
CPR for children and infants follows the same 30:2 cycle logic as adult CPR but adapts to smaller bodies and to the fact that pediatric arrests are usually caused by breathing problems. This lesson c…