What is it?
This technique is for a baby (aged under one) who is unresponsive and isn’t breathing.

Actions
If baby fails to respond to a tap or gentle flick on the sole of foot, shout for help and open the baby’s airway
Check for breathing, look for chest movement, listen for breathing, and feel for the baby’s breath on your cheek
Do this for ten seconds
If the baby isn’t breathing, make sure someone has called an ambulance
Carefully remove any visible obstruction from the baby’s mouth and nose and give five initial rescue breaths
Then give 30 chest compressions, and continue with cycles of two rescue breaths and 30 chest compressions

Giving chest compressions
Place two fingertips on the baby’s lower breastbone - one finger’s breadth below nipple line
Press downwards sharply no more than a third of the depth of the chest
Do this at a rate of 100 times a minute

Further action
Continue the sequence until emergency help arrives, or the baby starts to show some response.

See resuscitating children if the baby is older than a year.

Resuscitation - child
Knowing how to perform resuscitation could save a child’s life.

What is it?
This technique is for a child (aged from one to puberty) who is unresponsive and isn’t breathing normally.

Actions
Check for vital signs
If child doesn’t respond to gentle shaking, shout for help and proceed to open the airway
Check for breathing, look for chest movement, listen for breathing and feel for the child’s breath on your cheek
Do this for ten seconds
If the child isn’t breathing, make sure someone has called an ambulance
Carefully remove any visible obstruction from their mouth and nose, and give five initial rescue breaths
Then give 30 chest compressions, and continue with cycles of two rescue breaths and 30 chest compressions

Giving chest compressions
Place your hands on the centre of the child’s chest and, with the heel of your hand, press down 30 times (use one or two hands depending on the size of the child in relation to you)
Depress the chest to a third of its depth
Do this at a rate of 100 times a minute

Further action
Continue the sequence until emergency help arrives, or the child starts to show some response