Emergency First Aid - How to Perform CPR for Infants

CPR stands for cardiopulmonary resuscitation. It is a lifesaving procedure that is done when someone's breathing or heartbeat has stopped. This may happen after choking, suffocation, drowning, or other injuries. CPR involves:

• Rescue breathing, which provides oxygen to the lungs.
• Chest compressions, which keep the blood flowing.

If blood flow stops permanent brain damage or death can occur within minutes. Therefore, you must not stop these procedures until the heartbeat and breathing of the infant return, or trained medical help arrives.

This article discusses CPR performed on an infant.