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rescue breathing, chest compressions, infant, resuscitation, cardiopulmonary, infant, cardiopulmonary resuscitation, infant, cpr, lifesaving procedure, is performed, an infant's breathing, heartbeat has stopped, in cases of drowning, suffocation, choking, injuries, cpr, combination, rescue breathing, provides oxygen, infant's lungs, chest compressions, keep the infant's blood circulating, permanent brain damage, death, minutes, a infant's blood flow stops, must continue these procedures, infant's heartbeat, breathing return, trained medical help arrives, cpr, lifesaving, best performed by those, been trained in an accredited cpr course, procedures described, not a substitute, cpr training, all parents, who take care of children should learn infant, child cpr, they haven't already, jewel of knowledge is something no parent, americanheart, classes near you, time is very important, dealing, an unconscious infant who is not breathing, permanent brain damage begins after only 4 minutes, oxygen, death, occur in, 4 to 6 minutes later, in infants, major reasons that heartbeat, breathing stop include drowning, suffocation, choking, head trauma, serious injury, excessive bleeding, electrical shock, poisoning, lung disease, unconsciousness, no breathing, no pulse, instructions, american heart association, check, responsiveness, shake, tap the infant gently, infant moves, makes a noise, shout, "are ok", no response, shout, send someone to, not leave the infant yourself to call 911, one minute of cpr, place the infant on back, chance the infant has a spinal injury, two people, needed to move the infant, twisting the head, neck, open the airway, lift up the chin, one hand, push down on the forehead, the other hand, look, listen, breathing, place ear close, infant's mouth, nose, watch, chest movement, breath on cheek, infant is not breathing, cover the infant's mouth, nose tightly, mouth, cover just the nose, hold the mouth shut, keep the chin lifted, head tilted, give 2 slow breaths, not give large, full, forceful breaths, chest, does not rise, try the chin lift-head tilt again, give 2 more breaths, chest still doesn't rise, check, something is blocking the airway, try to remove it, look, signs of circulation, normal breathing, coughing, movement, signs, still absent, chest compressions, perform chest compressions, place 2-3 fingers on the breastbone, below the nipples, make sure not to press, very end, the breastbone, keep other hand on the infant's forehead, keeping the head tilted back, press down on the infant's chest so that it compresses, 1/3 to 1/2 the depth, the chest, give 5 chest compressions, each time, let the chest rise completely, compressions, fast, no pausing, count the 5 compressions quickly, "a, b, c, d, off", give the infant 1 slow, full breath, chest should rise, continue cycles of 5 chest compressions followed by 1 slow, full breath, after, 1 minute, check again, signs of circulation, at this time, infant still, does not have normal breathing, coughing, movement, leave the infant to repeat steps 11, infant recovers, help arrives, infant starts breathing again, place, in the recovery position, periodically re-check, breathing, signs of circulation, help arrives, a spinal injury is suspected, not tilt the head back, attempting to open the airway, place fingers on the jaw on each side, the head, lift the jaw forward, keeps the head, neck from moving, infant has signs of circulation, normal breathing, coughing, movement, not begin chest compressions, heart to stop beating, a health professional, not check, pulse, a healthcare professional is properly trained to check, pulse, have help, tell one person to call 911 another person begins cpr, alone, shout loudly, cpr, after doing cpr, 1 minute, no help has arrived, carry the infant, nearest phone, suspect spinal injury, unlike adults, who often, require cpr, a heart attack, most children need cpr, a preventable accident, never underestimate what a infant, play it safe, assume the child is more mobile, dexterous than thought possible, never leave an infant unattended on a bed, table, surface from which the infant could roll, always use safety straps on high chairs, strollers, never leave a infant, mesh playpen, start teaching infant the meaning of "don't touch", earliest safety lesson is "no!", choose age-appropriate toys, not give infants toys, heavy, fragile, inspect toys, loose parts, sharp edges, points, loose batteries, hazards, create a safe environment, supervise children, particularly around water, near furniture, dangers electrical outlets, stove tops, medicine cabinets, attractive to small children, to reduce the risk of choking accidents, make sure small children, not reach buttons, watch batteries, popcorn, coins, grapes, nuts, important to sit, an infant, eats, not allow an infant to crawl around eating, drinking, a bottle, never tie pacifiers, else, around an infant's neck, american heart association, cardiopulmonary resuscitation, cpr.