Performing infant and child CPR
Performing infant and child CPR; A child or infant who is not breathing is likely to be asphyxiating, causing a lack of oxygen in their blood. As children are smaller, use less force to compress their chest than you would do on an adult. Aim to compress the chest by 1/3 of its normal size.
Note on infants (less than 1 year old) you may need to give ventilations by making a seal with your mouth over their nose and mouth. Additionally, make sure you support the head to maintain the airway.
Watch our videos
How to perform CPR on an Infant
How to treat a choking child or infant
Paediatric First Aid manual
Did you know you can purchase a digital Paediatric First Aid manual so you can see what to do in an first aid incident involving a child or infant on your phone or tablet? You can view our range of manuals here.
Our Paediatric First Aid campaign.
This week we are asking the Scottish government to change the law to make it compulsory for all Early Years and Childcare (ELC) Providers to have a member of staff on duty when children are present, or on visits, with a 12-hour Paediatric First Aid qualification.
What Can You Do?
We need your support to make this campaign a success and bring Scotland at least into line with the rest of the UK. Please share the campaign content around your friends, family and colleagues.
You can also Sign our 38 degrees petition asking the Scottish Government to change the law
