CPR for Babies: Rescue Breathing- Put one hand on the baby's head.
- Put the fingers of your other hand
under the bony part of the lower jaw near the chin. Tilt the chin upward to
keep the airway open.
- Take a normal breath (not a deep one), and
place your mouth over the baby's nose and mouth, making a tight seal. Blow air
into the baby's nose and mouth for 1 second, and watch to see if the baby's
chest rises. If the chest does not rise, position the baby's head again and
give another breath.
- Between rescue breaths, remove your mouth
from the baby's nose and mouth and take a normal breath. Let his or her chest
fall, and feel the air escape.
ByHealthwise Staff
Primary Medical ReviewerWilliam H. Blahd, Jr., MD, FACEP - Emergency Medicine
Adam Husney, MD - Family Medicine
Kathleen Romito, MD - Family Medicine Current as ofMarch 20, 2017 Current as of:
March 20, 2017 Author:
Healthwise Staff Medical Review:
William H. Blahd, Jr., MD, FACEP - Emergency Medicine & Adam Husney, MD - Family Medicine & Kathleen Romito, MD - Family Medicine |
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