What is the depth of the chest child compression?

Answer 1

The depth of chest compressions in child CPR is 1 to 1 1/2 inches. A child is about 1 to 8 years old.

Answer 2

When performing infant CPR, the depth of the compression should be:

Answer 3

For a child, compress the chest 1 to 1 1/2 inches. Another, more difficult way, is compress about 1/3 to 1/2 the depth of the chest (which will be about 1 - 1/2 inches for most children).

Answer 4

1 1/2 or 1/3