UNCONSCIOUS AND NOT BREATHING CHILD

The information has come from the British Red Cross Website http://www.redcross.org.uk/ and the videos are from Youtube http://www.youtube.com/ . The information provided is only intended to give you a guide on what can be done in such circumstances, however if you are worried or believe something is seriously wrong please contact 999 immediately.

UNCONSCIOUS AND NOT BREATHING CHILD
1. Check for breathing. Tilt their head back and look and feel for breaths. If they are not breathing, move on to step two. Tilting the child’s head back opens the airway by pulling the tongue forward. Looking at their chest to see if it’s moving, and feeling for breaths on your cheek, will help you tell if they’re breathing or not. Once you have confirmed they are not breathing, move on to step two.
2. Tell someone to call 999. If you are on your own, carry out rescue breaths and chest compressions for one minute, and then call 999.
3. Give five rescue breaths. Tilt their head back, seal your mouth over their mouth and pinch their nose. Blow five times into the child. By blowing into their mouth you are topping up the oxygen levels in the child’s blood. This is needed to keep their organs alive.
4. Give 30 chest compressions. Push firmly in the middle of their chest with one hand so the chest goes inward, then release. You are acting as the heart by keeping blood pumping around their body helping keep the vital organs alive, including the brain. If you are small or the child is large, you may need to use two hands.
5. Give two rescue breaths, then continue with cycles of 30 chest compressions and two rescue breaths until help arrives.

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