Things You'll Need:
- Latex Gloves
- Wilderness First Aid Classes
- First Aid Kits
- Notebooks
- Safety Goggles
- First Aid Classes
- Pens
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Step 1
Tell someone nearby to call 911.
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Step 2
Position the injured child on his or her back, being extremely careful not to move or twist the head, neck or spine.
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Step 3
Maintain an open airway while you pinch the injured child's nose shut.
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Step 4
Give two long, slow breaths, being sure to maintain a seal between your mouth and his or hers.
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Step 5
Begin CPR if the child neither is breathing nor has a pulse.
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Step 6
Position the hands: Find the lower tip of the breastbone. Measure two finger widths toward the head, and place the heel of one hand in this location.
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Step 7
Place the other hand on top of the first hand, interlacing the fingers of both hands.
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Step 8
Lean forward so that the shoulders are over your hand.
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Step 9
Push downward on the chest, using the weight of your upper body for strength. Compress five times in three seconds.
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Step 10
Give one more slow breath after the five compressions, and then do five more compressions, followed again by one slow breath.
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Step 11
Perform the five-compression, one-breath cycle a total of 12 times.
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Step 12
Recheck pulse and breathing.
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Step 13
Continue repeating this entire cycle - 12 sets of chest compressions and breaths, followed by rechecking pulse and breathing - until the injured child regains a pulse, until professional medical help arrives, or until you are too exhausted to continue.








Comments
velcrotie said
on 7/13/2009 My company has been taking our CPR and First Aid training with www.emergencyuniversity.com since 2006. We had an incident in the office and were able to save our co-workers life, thanks to the training we took. So, it's not only important to get your certification to remain in compliance, but also to be confident in case of an emergency.
DancingEMT said
on 7/31/2008 Several notes:
-This is the old standard of CPR. The AHA has updated to involve a ratio of 30:2 (compressions vs. rescue breaths) for two-rescuer CPR, and 15:1 in one-rescuer CPR. Compressions should also be performed midway along the breastbone, approximately between the two nipples.
-In order to really learn how to perform CPR (at the correct speed, with the proper compression depth), maintain an open airway, and to learn how to administer proper and effective rescue breaths, please take a CPR course! It is well worth the time and money.
-Jenna, Paramedic