An infant in need of CPR will show no movement, breathing, or a pulse.
An infant in need of CPR will be unresponsive with no detectable breathing or pulse.
An infant in need of CPR will be unconscious, not breathing and have no pulse.
An infant in need of CPR will not be breathing and will not have a pulse. Also, the infant will be turning a blueish color.
Infants in need of CPR must be positioned differently than adults in need of CPR. Also, circulation needs to be checked in a different position for infant CPR than for adult CPR (check the carotid artery instead of the brachial artery). Thus, it would be more helpful to attend a child-specific first aid course as well, instead of simply taking an adult-specific first aid course.
Use the brachial pulse to to assess the heart rate in an infant during CPR.
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A pulse check is performed on the brachial artery for an infant.
Yes all lifeguards are required to know infant, child and adult CPR.
For 1-person CPR; Adult, Child, and Infant: 30 compressions : 2 breaths. For 2-person CPR; Adult is: 30 compressions : 2 breaths. For 2-person CPR; Child, and Infant: 15 compressions : 2 breaths.
These days it seems that everything is available online. However, training for something like CPR, especially on an infant, is best done face to face with hands on instruction.
What is the compressions to breath ratio for 1-rescuer on infant
Compress the infant's chest about 1/2 to 1 inch for CPR chest compressions.
Yes you should cover the infants mouth and nose with your mouth when performing CPR on an infant.