Rescue Breathing for Children

Video Transcript

"You know, respiratory arrest in the child victim can be a pretty traumatic experience, for both rescuer and family members alike. Hi, I'm Captain Joe Bruni, and what I'm going to talk about is the steps to perform rescue breathing in the child victim. Many times, child children go into cardio-respiratory arrest because of an airway or breathing problem. The first step is to evaluate the ABCs: airway, breathing, and circulation. Head tilt/chin lift to open the airway, and then look, listen, and feel; looking for chest rise, feeling for air exchange on the cheek, and listening for air exchange. If there is no air exchange taking place, two long, deep breaths should be delivered to the child victim. Then evaluate circulation by feeling the carotid pulse in the neck, or the brachial pulse, between the elbow and the arm pit, alongside the arm. If there is a pulse, but the child victim is in true respiratory arrest, deliver rescue breaths at the rate of one every three seconds for a period of twenty breaths. At the end of twenty breaths, re-evaluate the victim by opening the airway with the head tilt/chin lift, look, listen, and feel. If they're still not breathing, continue to deliver rescue breaths, again, at at the rate of one breath every three seconds for twenty breaths. I'm Captain Joe Bruni. Stay safe, and we'll see you next time."