First Aid
Children: Checking an Injured or Ill Child or Infant
Step 1
Check for Responsiveness
Tap the shoulder and shout, "Are you ok?"
- You may flick the bottom of the foot
Step 2
Call 9-1-1
If no response, CALL 9-1-1 or the local emergency number.
- If an unconscious child is face-down, roll face-up, supporting the head, neck and back in a straight line.
Step 3
Open the Airway
Tilt head back slightly, lift chin.
Step 4
Check for Breathing
Check quickly no more than 10 seconds.
- Occasional gasps are not breathing
- Infants have periodic breathing, so changes in breathing pattern are normal for infants.
Step 5
Give 2 Rescue Breaths
If no breathing, give 2 rescue breaths.- Tilt head back and life chin up.
- Child: Pinch nose shut, then make a complete seal over the child's mouth.
- Infant: Make complete seal over infant's mouth and nose.
- Blow in for about 1 second to make the chest rise.
- Give rescue breaths, one after the other.
Other Instances To Watch Out For
- Conscious choking-child (cannot cough, speak or breathe)
- Conscious choking-infant (cannot cough, speak or breathe)
- Unconscious choking- child and infant (chest does not rise with rescue breaths)
- CPR-child and infant (no breathing)
- AED-child and infant: younger than age 8 weighing less than 55 pounds (no breathing)
- Controlling external bleeding
- Burns
- Poisoning
- Seizure