RESCUE BREATHING FOR AN INFANT

Posted on October 11, 2008
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If your infanthas stopped breathing

Open the airway

Lay your child down on his back on a firm surface. Your child’s tongue may fall back on the rear of his throat when he is unconscious and on his hack. To move the tongue up and away from the throat, place two fingers under his l’hin and tilt his head back.

Give rescue breaths

Using your finger and thumb, pinch your child’s nostrils closed. Inhale, put your mouth over his mouth, making a complete seal, and breathe out until his chest rises. Remove your mouth and watch the chest fall. Give one breath every three seconds.

Check the pulse

After one minute of rescue breathing, check the pulse in your child’s neck . If there is no pulse, give CPR for one minute, then call an ambulance. If there is a pulse, continue rescue breathing and check the pulse every minute.

CARDIOPULMONARY RESUSCITATION FOR TODDLERS

If there is no pulse, give chest compressions with rescue breaths

Positioning the hand

Place your child on his back on a firm surface. Put the middle finger of one hand on the tip of the breastbone (the bone where the ribs meet in the middle), and the index finger above it. Put the heel! of your other hand so that it rests just above the index finger.

Give rescue breaths

After five compressions give one rescue breath. Don’t stop to take your child’s pulse unless he shows signs of reviving. Alternate five compressions in three seconds with one rescue breath. After one minute, call an ambulance, then continue.

Give chest compressions

Take your fingers away from the breastbone. Use the heel of the other hand to press down sharply to a depth of about 1inches (3 centimeters). Give five compressions in three seconds (time them by counting “one-and-two-and­three-and- four -and-five”).

CHOKING

If your child’s airway becomes partially or completely blocked he will choke and, if he’s unable to get enough oxygen into his lungs, may lose consciousness. To restore normal breathing, the blockage must be removed. You need to act promptly. Follow the steps outlined below to remove the obstruction. If, after following these steps, you are unable to clear the obstruction, You should call an ambulance immediately.

Get him to cough

Encourage your child to cough because this will help dislodge the obstruction.

Abdominal thrusts

Check inside his mouth for the blockage. If it is still there, make a fist and place this just below the rib cage, cover your fist with your other hand, and thrust firmly inward and upward. Continue the thrusts until the object is expelled, your child can breathe, or he loses consciousness. If this happens, immediately follow the four steps described in the box, right.

THE ABC OF RESUSCITATION

If your child stops breathing or loses consciousness, you must carry out the following checks in the order given:

A is for Airway Open the airway by lifting your child’s chin with two fingers, and tilting back his head slightly.

B is for Breathing /f your child shows no signs of breathing you will have to use rescue breaths to breathe for him.

C is for Circulation Check that your child has a pulse. If there is none, give CPR-chest compressions with rescue breaths .

UNCONSCIOUS

Lay your child on his back. Tilt his bead, lift his chin, and give rescue breaths . If they don’t go in, call an ambulance.

Straddling your child’, legs, place the heel of one hand above his navel and the other hand on top, and give five thrusts inward and upward.

Look in his mouth and remove any object using your finger.

Give rescue breaths again. If successful, continue giving breaths until your child starts breathing on his own or the ambulance arrives.


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