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Giving CPR to Babies Under 1 Year

Step-by-Step

  1. Baby lying on back, with person leaning over baby saying baby’s name and tapping baby’s foot.

    1. Tap the baby's foot and shout their name.

  2. Phone with emergency number on screen, showing call being made.

    2. Call 911, or ask someone else to call.

  3. Hand reaching for AED in open cabinet.

    3. Ask someone to get an automated external defibrillator (AED) if one is nearby.

  4. Baby lying on back, with heel of person's hand just below nipple line on center of baby’s chest and person's fingers pointed to side.

    4. Put the heel of one hand below the nipple line.

  5. Baby lying on back, with heel of person's hand pushing down on baby’s chest.

    5. Using the heel of your hand, push hard and fast.

  6. Hand pushing down giving compressions at a rate of 2 compressions per second.

    6. Give 30 compressions, about 2 per second.

  7. Close-up of hand pushing down on baby’s chest, with the approximate depth shown with dotted line.

    7. Compress the chest about 1½ inches.

  8. Person's hands tilting baby’s head back, with one hand under baby’s chin and other hand on top of baby’s head.

    8. Gently tilt the baby’s head back. Do not tilt the head or chin if you think there is a neck injury.

  9. Person taking a breath in.

    9. Take a normal breath.

  10. Close-up of baby’s face with dotted line around mouth and nose, showing area for rescue breaths.

    10. Put your mouth over the baby’s mouth and nose.

  11. Person giving rescue breath to baby, with person's mouth over baby’s mouth and nose and a hand on baby’s head.

    11. Making a tight seal, blow out for 1 second.

  12. Person taking a breath in.

    12. Breathe in.

  13. Person with their mouth over baby’s mouth and nose and their hand on baby’s head, giving rescue breath.

    13. Give another breath.

  14. Baby lying on back, with heel of person's hand pushing down on center of baby’s chest, with person's fingers pointed to the side.

    14. Restart chest compressions right away.

  15. An AED and an ambulance.

    15. Repeat CPR until help arrives, an AED is ready to use, or the baby is breathing normally.

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