Occasional gasping sounds do not equate to breathing. If there is no breathing begin CPR. Push hard, push fast. Place your hands, one on top of the other, in the middle of the chest. Use your body weight to help you administer compressions that are at least 2 inches deep and delivered at a rate of at least compressions per minute. Deliver rescue breaths.
With the person's head tilted back slightly and the chin lifted, pinch the nose shut and place your mouth over the person's mouth to make a complete seal. Blow into the person's mouth to make the chest rise. Deliver two rescue breaths, then continue compressions. If you're trained in CPR and you've performed 30 chest compressions, open the child's airway using the head-tilt, chin-lift maneuver.
Cardiac arrest in babies is usually due to a lack of oxygen, such as from choking. If you know that the baby has an airway blockage, perform first aid for choking. If you don't know why the baby isn't breathing, perform CPR. First, evaluate the situation. Touch the baby and watch for a response, such as movement. Don't shake the baby. If there's no response, call or your local emergency number, then immediately start CPR. Follow the compressions, airway and breathing C-A-B procedure below for a baby under age 1 except newborns, which include babies up to 4 weeks old :.
If another person is available, have that person call for help immediately and get the AED while you stay with the baby and perform CPR. After 30 compressions, gently tip the head back by lifting the chin with one hand and pushing down on the forehead with the other hand. There is a problem with information submitted for this request. Sign up for free, and stay up-to-date on research advancements, health tips and current health topics, like COVID, plus expert advice on managing your health.
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Emergency phone operators are trained to help you and can provide advice about what you need to do while you're waiting for emergency services to arrive. When you call triple zero , you will be asked which service you require.
Tell the operator you need an ambulance. You will then be transferred to an ambulance operator and asked for the following information:. The operator will organise assistance for you while you continue talking on the phone, even though you may not hear them do this. The operator may give you first aid instructions over the phone. If you can, put your phone on loudspeaker. A person in cardiac arrest may grunt, snort or take gasping breaths — this is not normal breathing.
Although CPR steps are the same for adults and older children, the technique for babies and young children years is slightly different. Note: You may need to use the palm of your hand instead of your fingers depending on the size of your baby. CPR can be tiring. If you need a break, ask someone else to assist with minimal disruption.
Rotate the person performing compressions every 2 minutes. If you find mouth-to-mouth difficult, continue with chest compressions until medical help arrives. Sometimes, people will have their ribs broken by chest compressions. This is still better than the alternative of not receiving CPR. Using your body weight not just your arms , press straight down by 5 to 6cm 2 to 2.
Keeping your hands on their chest, release the compression and allow the chest to return to its original position. Repeat these compressions at a rate of to times a minute until an ambulance arrives or you become exhausted.
CPR with rescue breaths Place the heel of your hand on the centre of the person's chest, then place the other hand on top and press down by 5 to 6cm 2 to 2. After every 30 chest compressions, give 2 rescue breaths.
Tilt the casualty's head gently and lift the chin up with 2 fingers.
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