CPR Skills Summary

Step/Action	Adult over 12 years	Child 1 to 12 years	Infant under 1 year
Compressions
Compression landmarks	In the center of chest
Push hard and fast. Allow complete recoil	2 hands: Heel of 1 hand, second hand on top	2 hands: Heel of 1 hand, second on top Or 1 hand: Heel of 1 hand only	2 fingers
Compression depth	at least 2 inches	about 2 inches	about 1 1/2 inches
Compression rate	100 to 120/min
Compression Ventilation ratio	30:2
Airway	Head tilt / chin lift
Breaths Initial	2 breaths at 1 second/breath
Foreign body airway obstruction	Back blows Abdominal thrusts		Back slaps and chest thrusts
Defibrillation
AED	Use adult pads. Do not use child pads.	Use after 5 cycles of CPR. Use child pads if available. If not, use adult AED and pads.