| CPR | Adult and Older Child | Child (1yr to puberty) | Infant (less than 1yr) |
| Establish that the victim
does not respond Activate your emergency response system |
Activate your emergency response system as soon as the victim is found | Activate your emergency response system after giving 5 cycles of CPR | Activate your emergency response system after giving 5 cycles of CPR |
| Open the airway Use the head tilt-chin lift |
Head tilt-chin lift (suspected trauma; jaw thrust) | Head tilt-chin lift (suspected trauma; jaw thrust) | Head tilt-chin lift (suspected trauma; jaw thrust) |
| Check breathing If the victim is not breathing, give 2 breaths that make the chest rise |
Open the airway,
look, listen and feel Take at least 5 seconds and no more than 10 seconds |
Open the airway,
look, listen and feel Take at least 5 seconds and no more than 10 seconds
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Open the airway,
look, listen and feel Take at least 5 seconds and no more than 10 seconds
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| First 2 breaths | Give 2 breaths (1 second each) | Give 2 breaths (1 second each) | Give 2 breaths (1 second each) |
| Check pulse At least 5 seconds and no more than 10 seconds |
Carotid pulse (if no pulse start CPR) | Carotid pulse (if no pulse or pulse is less than 60 bpm with signs of poor perfusion, starts CPR) | Brachial pulse (if no pulse or pulse is less than 60 bpm with signs of poor perfusion, start CPR) |
| Start CPR | |||
| Compression location | Center of breastbone between nipples | Center of breastbone between nipples | Just below nipple line on breastbone |
| Compression method | Heel of 1 hand, other hand on top (or 1 hand for small victims) | Heel of 1 hand, other hand on top (or 1 hand for small victims) | 2 fingers (2 thumb-encircling hands for 2-rescuer CPR) |
| Compression depth | 1 1/2 to 2 inches | 1/3 to 1/2 depth of chest | 1/3 to 1/2 depth of chest |
| Compression rate | 100 per minute | 100 per minute | 100 per minute |
| Compression / ventilation ratio | 30:2 (1 or 2 rescuer CPR) |
30:2 for
1-rescuer CPR (15:2 for 2-rescuer CPR) |
30:2 for
1-rescuer CPR (15:2 for 2-rescuer CPR)
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