Child & Infant CPR and choking

True or False: When providing CPR to a child, it is mostly the same as providing CPR to an adult.

• True

• False

You open an AED to use it on an unresponsive & not breathing child, and you see that there are only adult AED pads in the kit. What should you do?

• Do not use the adult-sized AED pads.

• Use the adult-sized AED pads on the child, just make sure the pads aren't touching each other (you can put one on the child's back and one on the child's chest, if needed).

• Use the adult-sized AED pads, just put them over the child's clothing.

• Cut the adult-sized AED pads to make them smaller.

A child is eating and suddenly begins coughing loudly. You should...

• start giving CPR.

• start giving abdominal thrusts.

• call their parents.

• wait and watch them, encouraging them to keep coughing. If they stop coughing and seem to be choking, start giving abdominal thrusts.

True or False: giving CPR to an infant is basically the same as giving CPR to a child or adult

• True

• False

Choose all the differences between adult/child CPR & infant CPR:

• Adult/child: push down 2" in the center of their chest

  Infant: push down 1.5" in the center of their chest

• Adult/child: use 2 hands (or 1 hand for a smaller child) when giving chest compressions

  Infant: use 2 fingers (or wrap hands around chest to use both thumbs) when giving chest compressions

• Adult/child: push at 100-120 beats per minute

  Infant: push faster (140-150 beats per minute)

• Adult/child: you can't cause harm to them when giving CPR, so you should always use it if they're unresponsive & not breathing

  Infant: you can cause harm to them when giving CPR, so you need to call 911 and wait

When opening a person's airway to give breaths during CPR, you should... (choose all that are correct)

• Gently tilt the head back into a neutral postion

• Give 2 breaths, blowing for 1 second for each breath

• Watch for the person's chest to rise with the breaths you give

• Make sure not to touch the person with your lips - blow from 1" away

When an infant is choking, use...

• Back slaps & chest thrusts

• Abdominal thrusts

True or False: a blind finger sweep (putting your finger into someone's mouth) is a safe way to check if someone is choking on something

• True

• False