5a: One-Rescuer BLS for Infants (2021) OLD

Chapter 5 discusses BLS for Infants. Infants are defined as age 0 to 12 months. Determining responsiveness is the first step in BLS for infants. Each step is explained in detail, from assessing the scene to contacting 911 and providing CPR. The differences in treatment for infants are also emphasized. Including, but not limited to, compression depth. Proper AED use and CPR are explained.

"If you are alone with the infant at the scene, do the following:

Tap the heel of their foot and talk loudly at the infant to determine if they are responsive.

Assess if they are breathing while simultaneously checking for the infant’s
brachial pulse for 5 but no more than 10 seconds. If the infant does not respond and is not breathing (only gasping), yell for help.

If someone responds, send the second rescuer to call 911/EMS and get an AED. (The ILCOR emphasizes that cell phones are available everywhere now and most have a built-in speakerphone, so rescuers do not have to leave the scene.)

If you cannot feel a pulse (or if you are unsure), begin CPR by doing 15 compressions followed by two breaths. If you can feel a pulse but the rate is less than 60 beats per minute, begin CPR. This rate is too slow for an infant. To perform CPR on an infant, do the following:
a. Be sure the infant is face-up on a hard surface.
b. Using two fingers, perform compressions in the center of the infant’s chest; do not press on the end of the sternum as this can cause injury to the infant.
c. Compression depth should be about 1.5 inches (4 cm) and 100-120 compressions per minute.

Perform CPR for about two minutes, (using cycles of 15 compressions and two breaths). If help has not arrived yet, call 911 and retrieve an AED.

Next, use and follow the AED prompts while continuing CPR until EMS arrives or until the infant’s condition normalizes."

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Need to update your videos, single rescuer for all ages require 30 compressions to 2 breaths. It is misleading for people not updated with the 2020 AHA changes. The 15:2 ratio is only for 2 rescuers for child and infants