How do you check for responsiveness when the victim is an infant?
How do you check for responsiveness when the victim is an infant?
Overview
- Check for responsiveness. Shake or tap the infant gently.
- If there is no response, shout for help. Send someone to call 911.
- Carefully place the infant on their back. If there is a chance the infant has a spinal injury, two people should move the infant to prevent the head and neck from twisting.
How can you check to see if a victim is breathing?
To check if a person is still breathing:
- look to see if their chest is rising and falling.
- listen over their mouth and nose for breathing sounds.
- feel their breath against your cheek for 10 seconds.
What is the most common reason that an infant is not breathing?
Breathing difficulties are common immediately after birth and during the first few hours of a baby’s life. More complex breathing problems a baby can experience are asphyxia, transient tachypnea, respiratory distress syndrome, meconium aspiration, pneumothorax, pneumonia and congenital lung malformations.
Where do you check the pulse of an infant?
The best spot to feel the pulse in an infant is the upper am, called the brachial pulse. Lay your baby down on the back with one arm bent so the hand is up by the ear.
How to check the breathing of a victim?
With the victim’s airway open, look, listen, and feel for breathing for about 5-10 seconds by placing your cheek near the victim’s mouth and watching for their chest to rise and fall. Check the victim for signs of circulation, such as movement, coughing, or groaning.
How to check if a person is responsive to CPR?
1. Check for responsiveness. Shake or tap the person gently. See if the person moves or makes a noise. Shout, Are you OK? 2. Call 911 if there is no response. Shout for help and send someone to call 911. If you are alone, call 911 and retrieve an automated external defibrillator (AED) if one is available, even if you have to leave the person.
What’s the best way to check a person’s breathing?
Talk to the victim. One of the best ways to check to see if a person is responsive is to talk to her. Ask questions like, “What is your name?”, “Are you alright?”, and “Can you hear me?” These questions may rouse the victim from whatever haze she is in and make her respond.
When to perform CPR on an unconscious person?
If the victim is not breathing but does show signs of circulation, perform to rescue breathing. If the victim is not breathing and has no signs of circulation, perform to CPR.