The document outlines CPR guidelines for adults, children, and infants as defined by the American Heart Association. Key steps include checking the scene, calling 911, opening the airway, and administering compressions at specified rates and depths. It emphasizes that immediate CPR significantly increases survival rates and provides specific techniques tailored to the age of the victim.

1. CPR Guidelines
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2. Overview
• CPR (cardiopulmonary respiration) for:
• Adults
• Children
• Infants

3. Adult CPR
Guidelines from the American Heart Association (AHA)

4. Before Adult CPR
• Step 1: Check the scene and
victim
• If victim is conscious, ask them
“Are you OK?”
• Step 2: Call 911
• If more than 1 person present,
send someone to find AED and call
911, while one person starts giving
aid.

5. Before Adult CPR
• Step 3: Open the airway
• With victim on back, tilt head
slightly to back lift chin.
• Step 4: If victim is not breathing
begin CPR

6. Adult CPR
• Start with compressions
• Rate should be between 100-120
compressions a minute
• Compression Depth: at least 2
inches
• Compression/ Ventilation Ratio
• 30:2
• Give thirty compressions then two
breaths
• Allow for full recoil after each
compression (Do NOT lean on
victim)

7. Child CPR
Guidelines from the American Heart Association (AHA)

8. Child CPR
• If only 1 rescuer: begin CPR
immediately. Do NOT wait and
call 911 first.
• Immediate CPR on children leads
to a 70% higher survival rate.
• Give compressions for 2 minutes
then call 911.
• If multiple rescuers: one person
should call 911.
• Someone should also look for
AED.

9. Child CPR
• Open Airway
• Start with compressions
• Rate should be between 100-120
compressions a minute
• Compression Depth: ~ 2 inches
• Compression/ Ventilation Ratio
• 30:2 (15:2 if 2 or more responders)
• Give thirty compressions then two
breaths (or 15 then two breaths)
• Allow for full recoil after each
compression (Do NOT lean on
victim)

10. Infant CPR
Guidelines from the American Heart Association (AHA)

11. Infant CPR
• If only 1 rescuer: begin CPR
immediately. Do NOT wait and
call 911 first.
• Immediate CPR on children leads
to a 70% higher survival rate.
• Give compressions for 2 minutes
then call 911.
• If multiple rescuers: one person
should call 911.

12. Infant CPR
• Compression Placement:
• 1 rescuer: 2 fingers in the center
of the chest, just below the nipple
line
• 2 or more rescuers: 2 thumb–
encircling hands in the center of
the chest, just below the nipple
line
Two-Thumb encircling hands technique

13. Infant CPR
• Open Airway
• Start with compressions
• Rate should be between 100-120
compressions a minute
• Compression Depth: 1 ½ inches
• Compression/ Ventilation Ratio
• 30:2 (15:2 if 2 or more responders)
• Give thirty compressions then two
breaths (or 15 then two breaths)
• Allow for full recoil after each
compression (Do NOT lean on
victim)

14. General Rules
• Do NOT continue CPR if scene is
unsafe for rescuer or victim
• It is unsafe to continue CPR if
you are exhausted
• Exhausted rescuers tend to lean
on victims more, restricting proper
airflow.