Maneuver
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Adult Lay rescuer:  8 years HCP: Adolescent and older
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Child Lay rescuers: 1 to 8 years HCP: 1 year to adolescent
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Infant Under 1 year of age
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Airway
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Head tilt–chin lift (HCP: suspected trauma, use jaw thrust)
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Breathing Initial
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2 breaths at 1 second/breath
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2 effective breaths at 1 second/breath
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HCP: Rescue breathing without chest compressions
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10 to 12 breaths/min (approximate)
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12 to 20 breaths/min (approximate)
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HCP: Rescue breaths for CPR with advanced airway
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8 to 10 breaths/min (approximately)
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Foreign-body airway obstruction
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Abdominal thrusts
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Back slaps and chest thrusts
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Circulation HCP: Pulse check ( 10 sec) |
Carotid
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Brachial or femoral
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Compression landmarks
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Lower half of sternum, between nipples
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Just below nipple line (lower half of sternum)
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Compression method Push hard and fast Allow complete recoil
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Heel of one hand, other hand on top
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Heel of one hand or as for adults
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2 or 3 fingers HCP (2 rescuers): 2 thumb–encircling hands
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Compression depth
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1 to 2 inches
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Approximately one third to one half the depth of the chest
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Compression rate
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Approximately 100/min
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Compression-ventilation ratio
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30:2 (one or two rescuers)
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30:2 (single rescuer) HCP: 15:2 (2 rescuers)
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| Defibrillation AED |
Use adult pads Do not use child pads |
Use AED after 5 cycles of CPR (out of hospital). |
No recommendation for infants <1 year of age |
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Use pediatric system for child 1 to 8 years if available |
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HCP: For sudden collapse (out of hospital) or in-hospital arrest use AED as soon as available. |
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| Note: Maneuvers used by only Healthcare Providers are indicated by "HCP." |