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The 2 thumb encircling hands technique for Infant CPR is described as follows. See the related link for a picture and description, near the end of the document. Stand facing the infant, at the feet end with the infant on its back. Wrap your hands around the infants sides, with the two thumbs side by side on the infant's chest just below the nipple line. Wrap your fingers around the back of the infant for support. During compressions, the press and release the chest with the thumbs, taking care not to squeeze the sides of the chest.

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How you and a second rescuer can give CPR to an infant victim together using the 2-thumbs encircling hands technique?

For two rescuer infant CPR; one rescuer should give the breaths, the other rescuer performs compressions using the 2 thumbs encircling hands technique. Give cycles of 15 compressions and 2 breaths.


What is the preferred technique for providing chest compressions during a2 rescuer CPR for an infant?

use only two fingers to push, place them in the middle of the chest between the two nipples, and compress the chest firmly but gently


What is the old compression ratio for infant CPR?

30 compressions to 2 breaths for one rescuer and 15 compressions to 2 breaths for 2 rescuers (also use the two hands encircling thumbs position for 2 rescuers). The old compression ratio was 5 compressions to 1 breath.


How would you and another rescuerer perform two preson CPR on a infant?

Check brachial pulse, then thumb-encircling two hand technique over the bottom half of the sternum at a compression/ventilation ratio of 15:2.


Why do you use the two thumb technique on infants?

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