How to Perform Child CPR Chest Compressions

Video Transcript

"Hi, My name is Alv Rio and I am a paramedic with Lansing Mercy Ambulance on behalf of Expert Village. Another difference between the child and the adult is with the child you can actually use one hand for your chest compressions. Whereas, interlacing for the adult you can use just one heel of a hand for a child. Again maintaining the lower third of the sternum and pushing one third the depth of the chest still at the rate of a 100 times a minute and you can use one hand to do this due to the actual width of the chest being smaller. If you have smaller hands or are a smaller individual feel free to use the two hands if you want, whichever one is more comfortable for you as long as you maintain the depth of one third of the chest. Another difference between the child and the adult is when you actually call 911 initiating the response. For an adult you want to make sure you call 911 immediately after you find the patient is unresponsive and not breathing. You wan to do this even if you yourself have to get up and go call 911. With a child you want to give one complete cycle which is two minutes of CPR at the 30 to 2 before you ever even call 911. If at all possible and other people are around you can allow them to call and initiate earlier."